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LIBRARY    OF    THE    THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY 

PRINCETON,     N.    J. 
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Mr.  Hoel  LaArrence  McQueen 

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CHAPTER  I 

The  genealogy  of  Christ  Jro7n  Abrahm?!  to  Joseph. 
He  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  born  of  the 
Virgin  Mary  when  she  was  espoused  to  Joseph. 
The  angel  satisfieth  the  misdeeming  thoughts  of  Joseph, 
and  interpreteth  the  names  of  Christ. 

THE  book  of  the  generation  of  Jesus 
Christ,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of 
Abraham.  Abraham  begat  Isaac ;  and 
Isaac  begat  Jacob;  and  Jacob  begat  Judas 
and  his  brethren; 

Judas  begat  Phares  and  Zara  of  Thamar; 

Phares  begat  Esrom; 

Esrom  begat  Aram; 

Aram  begat  Aminadab; 

Aminadab  begat  Naasson; 

Naasson  begat  Salmon; 

Salmon  begat  Booz  of  Rachab; 

Booz  begat  Obed  of  Ruth; 

Obed  begat  Jesse; 

Jesse  begat  David  the  king; 


4  ST.    MATTHEW 

David  the  king  begat  Solomon  of  her  that 
had  been  the  wife  of  Urias; 

Solomon  begat  Roboam; 

Roboam  begat  Abia; 

Abia  begat  Asa; 

Asa  begat  Josaphat; 

Josaphat  begat  Joram; 

Joram  begat  Ozias; 

Ozias  begat  Joatham; 

Joatham  begat  Achaz; 

Achaz  begat  Ezekias; 

Ezekias  begat  Manasses; 

Manasses  begat  Amon; 

Amon  begat  Josias; 

Josias  begat  Jechonias  and  his  brethren, 
about  the  time  they  were  carried  away  to 
Babylon: 

After  they  were  brought  to  Babylon,  Je- 
chonias begat  Salathiel; 

Salathiel  begat  Zorobabel; 

Zorobabel  begat  Abiud; 

Abiud  begat  Eliakim; 

Eliakim  begat  Azor; 

Azor  begat  Sadoc; 

Sadoc  begat  Achim; 

Achim  begat  Eliud; ' 


CHAPTER   I  5 

Eliud  begat  Eleazar; 

Eleazar  begat  Matthan; 

Matthan  begat  Jacob; 

Jacob  begat  Joseph  the  husband  of  Mary, 
of  whom  was  born  Jesus,  who  is  called  Christ. 

So  all  the  generations  from  Abraham  to 
David  are  fourteen  generations;  and  from 
David  until  the  carrying  away  into  Babylon 
are  fourteen  generations;  and  from  the  carry- 
ing away  into  Babylon  unto  Christ  are  four- 
teen generations. 

Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was  on 
this  wise:  When  as  his  mother  Mary  was 
espoused  to  Joseph,  before  they  came  to- 
gether, she  was  found  with  child  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  Then  Joseph  her  husband, 
being  a  just  man,  and  not  willing  to  make 
her  a  public  example,  was  minded  to  put 
her  away  privily.  But  while  he  thought 
on  these  things,  behold,  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a  dream,  saying, 
Joseph,  thou  son  of  David,  fear  not  to  take 
unto  thee  Mary  thy  wife:  for  that  which  is 
conceived  in  her  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  And 
she  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  thou  shalt 
call  his  name  JESUS:  for  he  shall  save  his 


6  ST.   MATTHEW 

people  from  their  sins.  Now  all  this  was 
done,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying, 
Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with  child,  and  shall 
bring  forth  a  son,  and  they  shall  call  his 
name  Emmanuel,  which  being  interpreted  is, 
God  with  us.  Then  Joseph  being  raised  from 
sleep  did  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  had  bidden 
him,  and  took  unto  him  his  wife:  and  knew 
her  not  till  she  had  brought  forth  her  first- 
born son:  and  he  called  his  name  JESUS. 


CHAPTER  n 

The  wise  men  out  oj  the  east  are  directed  to  Christ  by  a 
star.  They  worship  him^  and  offer  their  -presents. 
Joseph  fleeth  into  Egypt^  with  Jesus  and  his  mother. 
Herod  slayeth  the  children:  himself  dieth.  Christ  is 
brought  back  again  into  Galilee  to  'Nazareth, 

NOW  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethle- 
hem of  Judea  in  the  days  of  Herod 
the  king,  behold,  there  came  wise 
men  from  the  east  to  Jerusalem,  saying, 
Where  is  he  that  is  born  King  of  the  Jews? 
for  we  have  seen  his  star  in  the  east,  and  are 
come  to  worship  him.  When  Herod  the 
king  had  heard  these  things,  he  was  trou- 
bled, and  all  Jerusalem  with  him.  And 
when  he  had  gathered  all  the  chief  priests 
and  scribes  of  the  people  together,  he  de- 
manded of  them  where  Christ  should  be 
born.  And  they  said  unto  him.  In  Bethle- 
hem of  Judea:  for  thus  it  is  written  by  the 
prophet.  And  thou  Bethlehem,  in  the  land  of 
Juda,  art  not  the  least  among  the  princes 


8  ST.    MATTHEW 

of  Juda:  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Gover- 
nor, that  shall  rule  my  people  Israel.  Then 
Herod,  when  he  had  privily  called  the  wise 
men,  inquired  of  them  diligently  what  time 
the  star  appeared.  And  he  sent  them  to 
Bethlehem,  and  said.  Go  and  search  dili- 
gently for  the  young  child;  and  when  ye 
have  found  him,  bring  me  word  again,  that 
I  may  come  and  worship  him  also.  When 
they  had  heard  the  king,  they  departed; 
and,  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw  in  the  east, 
went  before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood 
over  where  the  young  child  was.  When 
they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced  with  ex- 
ceeding great  joy. 

And  when  they  were  come  into  the  house, 
they  saw  the  young  child  with  Mary  his 
mother,  and  fell  down,  and  worshipped 
him:  and  when  they  had  opened  their  treas- 
ures, they  presented  unto  him  gifts;  gold, 
and  frankincense,  and  myrrh.  And  being 
warned  of  God  in  a  dream  that  they  should 
not  return  to  Herod,  they  departed  into 
their  own  country  another  way.  And  when 
they  were  departed,  behold,  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeareth  to  Joseph  in  a  dream,  say- 


CHAPTER   II  9 

ing,  Arise,  and  take  the  young  child  and  his 
mother,  and  flee  into  Egypt,  and  be  thou 
there  until  I  bring  thee  word:  for  Herod 
will  seek  the  young  child  to  destroy  him. 
When  he  arose,  he  took  the  young  child  and 
his  mother  by  night,  and  departed  into 
Egypt:  and  was  there  until  the  death  of 
Herod:  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying. 
Out  of  Egypt  have  I  called  my  son. 

Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was 
mocked  of  the  wise  men,  was  exceeding 
wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the 
children  that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in  all 
the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old  and 
under,  according  to  the  time  which  he  had 
diligently  inquired  of  the  wise  men.  Then 
was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by  Jer- 
emy the  prophet,  saying.  In  Rama  was  there 
a  voice  heard,  lamentation,  and  weeping, 
and  great  mourning,  Rachel  weeping  for  her 
children,  and  would  not  be  comforted,  be- 
cause they  are  not. 

But  when  Herod  was  dead,  behold,  an 
angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  in  a  dream  to 
Joseph  in  Egypt,  saying,  Arise,  and  take  the 


lo  ST.    MATTHEW 

young  child  and  his  mother,  and  go  into  the 
land  of  Israel:  for  they  are  dead  which 
sought  the  young  child's  life.  And  he 
arose,  and  took  the  young  child  and  his 
mother,  and  came  into  the  land  of  Israel. 
But  when  he  heard  that  Archelaus  did 
reign  in  Judea  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Herod,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither:  notwith- 
standing, being  warned  of  God  in  a  dream, 
he  turned  aside  into  the  parts  of  Galilee: 
and  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a  city  called 
Nazareth:  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophets,  He  shall  be 
called  a  Nazarene, 


CHAPTER  III 

John  preacheth:  his  office:  lifcy  and  baptism.  He  re- 
prehendeth  the  Pharisees,  and  baptizeth  Christ  in  Jor- 
dan. 

IN  THOSE  days  came  John  the  Baptist, 
preaching  in  the  wilderness  of  Judea, 
and  saying,  Repent  ye:  for  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  is  at  hand.  For  this  is  he  that  was 
spoken  of  by  the  prophet  Esaias,  saying. 
The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness. 
Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his 
paths  straight.  And  the  same  John  had 
his  raiment  of  camel's  hair,  and  a  leathern 
girdle  about  his  loins;  and  his  meat  was 
locusts  and  wild  honey.  Then  went  out 
to  him  Jerusalem,  and  all  Judea,  and  all 
the  region  round  about  Jordan,  and  were 
baptized  of  him  in  Jordan,  confessing  their 
sins. 

But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pharisees 
and  Sadducees  come  to  his  baptism,  he  said 


12  ST.    MATTHEW 

unto  them,  O  generation  of  vipers,  who  hath 
warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to  come? 
Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  meet  for  repent- 
ance: and  think  not  to  say  within  ypurselves, 
We  have  Abraham  to  our  father:  for  I  say 
unto  you,  that  God  is  able  of  these  stones 
to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham.  And 
now  also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the  root  of  the 
trees:  therefore  every  tree  which  bringeth 
not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast 
into  the  fire.  I  indeed  baptize  you  with 
water  unto  repentance:  but  he  that  cometh 
after  me  is  mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes  I 
am  not  worthy  to  bear:  he  shall  baptize  you 
with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with  fire:  whose 
fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will  thoroughly 
purge  his  floor,  and  gather  his  wheat  into 
the  garner;  but  he  will  burn  up  the  chaff^ 
with  unquenchable  fire. 

Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  to  Jor- 
dan unto  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him.  But 
John  forbade  him,  saying,  I  have  need  to  be 
baptized  of  thee,  and  comest  thou  to  me? 
And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  SuflFer 
it  to  be  so  now:  for  thus  it  becometh  us  to 
fulfil  all  righteousness.     Then  he  sufi^ered 


CHAPTER   III  13 

him.  And  Jesus,  when  he  was  baptized, 
went  up  straightway  out  of  the  water:  and, 
lo,  the  heavens  were  opened  unto  him,  and 
he  saw  the  Spirit  of  God  descending  Hke  a 
dove,  and  lighting  upon  him:  and  lo  a  voice 
from  heaven,  saying.  This  is  my  beloved 
Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased. 


CHAPTER  IV 

Christ  fasteth,  and  Is  temped.  The  angels  minister 
unto  him.  He  dwelleth  in  Capernaum ^  beginneth  to 
preach,  calleth  Peter,  and  Andrew,  James,  and  John, 
and  healeth  all  the  diseased. 

THEN  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit 
into  the  wilderness  to  be  tempted  of 
the  devil.  And  when  he  had  fasted 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  he  was  after- 
ward a  hungered.  And  when  the  tempter 
came  to  him,  he  said,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of 
God,  command  that  these  stones  be  made 
bread.  But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is 
written,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone, 
but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of 
the  mouth  of  God.  Then  the  devil  taketh 
him  up  into  the  holy  city,  and  setteth  him 
on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  saith  unto 
him.  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thy- 
self down:  for  it  is  written.  He  shall  give  his 
angels  charge  concerning  thee:  and  in  their 

14 


CHAPTER   IV  15 

hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any 
time  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  It  is  written  again. 
Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 
Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  an  ex- 
ceeding high  mountain,  and  sheweth  him 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the  glory 
of  them;  and  saith  unto  him,  All  these  things 
will  I  give  thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and 
worship  me.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him, 
Get  thee  hence,  Satan:  for  it  is  written. 
Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
him  only  shalt  thou  serve.  Then  the  devil 
leaveth  him,  and,  behold,  angels  came  and 
ministered  unto  him. 

Now  when  Jesus  had  heard  that  John 
was  cast  into  prison,  he  departed  into 
Galilee;  and  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came  and 
dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is  upon  the  sea 
coast,  in  the  borders  of  Zabulon  and  Neph- 
thalim:  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying.  The 
land  of  Zabulon,  and  the  land  of  Nephtha- 
lim,  by  the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan, 
Galilee  of  the  Gentiles;  the  people  which  sat 
in  darkness  saw  great  light;  and  to  them 


i6  ST.    MATTHEW 

which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow  of  death 
hght  is  sprung  up. 

From  that  time  Jesus  began  to  preach, 
and  to  say.  Repent:  for  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  at  hand. 

And  Jesus,  walking  by  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
saw  two  brethren,  Simon  called  Peter,  and 
Andrew  his  brother,  casting  a  net  into  the 
sea :  for  they  were  fishers.  And  he  saith  unto 
them,  Follow  me,  and  I  will  make  you  fish- 
ers of  men.  And  they  straightway  left 
their  nets,  and  followed  him.  And  going 
on  from  thence,  he  saw  other  two  brethren, 
James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother,  in  a  ship  with  Zebedee  their  father, 
mending  their  nets;  and  he  called  them. 
And  they  immediately  left  the  ship  and  their 
father,  and  followed  him. 

And  Jesus  went  about  all  Galilee,  teach- 
ing in  their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the 
gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  all 
manner  of  sickness  and  all  manner  of  dis- 
ease among  the  people.  And  his  fame  went 
throughout  all  Syria:  and  they  brought 
unto  him  all  sick  people  that  were  taken 
with  divers  diseases  and  torments,  and  those 


CHAPTER   IV  17 

which  were  possessed  with  devils^  and  those 
which  were  lunatic,  and  those  that  had  the 
palsy;  and  he  healed  them.  And  there 
followed  him  great  multitudes  of  people 
from  Galilee,  and  from  Decapolis,  and  from 
Jerusalem,  and  from  Judea,  and  from  be- 
yond Jordan. 


CHAPTER  V 

Christ  beginneth  his  sermon  in  the  mount:  declaring 
who  are  blessed,  who  are  the  salt  oj  the  earth,  the  light  of 
the  world,  the  city  on  a  hill,  the  candle:  that  he  came  to 
fulfil  the  law.  What  it  is  to  kill,  to  commit  adultery, 
to  swear:  exhorteth  to  sufer  wrong,  to  love  even  our  ene- 
mies, and  to  labour  after  perfectness. 

^ND  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up 
/-\  into  a  mountain:  and  when  he  was 
set,  his  disciples  came  unto  him: 
and  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught  them, 
saying,  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit:  for 
theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Blessed 
are  they  that  mourn :  for  they  shall  be  com- 
forted. Blessed  are  the  meek:  for  they 
shall  inherit  the  earth.  Blessed  are  they 
which  do  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteous- 
ness: for  they  shall  be  filled.  Blessed  are 
the  merciful:  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 
Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart:  for  they  shall 
see  God.  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers:  for 
they  shall  be  called  the  children  of  God. 

i8 


CHAPTER    V  19 

Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for 
righteousness'  sake:  for  theirs  is  the  king- 
dom of  heaven.  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men 
shall  revile  you,  and  persecute  you,  and 
shall  say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you 
falsely,  for  my  sake.  Rejoice,  and  be  ex- 
ceeding glad:  for  great  is  your  reward  in 
heaven:  for  so  persecuted  they  the  prophets 
which  were  before  you. 

Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth:  but  if  the 
salt  have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith  shall 
it  be  salted?  it  is  thenceforth  good  for  noth- 
ing, but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to  be  trodden 
under  foot  of  men.  Ye  are  the  light  of  the 
world.  A  city  that  is  set  on  a  hill  cannot 
be  hid.  Neither  do  men  light  a  candle,  and 
put  it  under  a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick; 
and  it  giveth  light  unto  all  that  are  in  the 
house.  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men, 
that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and 
glorify  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  destroy  the 
law,  or  the  prophets:  I  am  not  come  to 
destroy,  but  to  fulfil.  For  verily  I  say  unto 
you.  Till  heaven  and  earth  pass,  one  jot  or 
one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  from  the  law, 


20  ST.    MATTHEW 

till  all  be  fulfilled.  Whosoever  therefore 
shall  break  one  of  these  least  command- 
ments, and  shall  teach  men  so,  he  shall  be 
called  the  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven: 
but  whosoever  shall  do  and  teach  them, 
the  same  shall  be  called  great  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven.  For  I  say  unto  you.  That 
except  your  righteousness  shall  exceed  the 
righteousness  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
ye  shall  in  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them 
of  old  time.  Thou  shalt  not  kill;  and  whoso- 
ever shall  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judg- 
ment: but  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
is  angry  with  his  brother  without  a  cause 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment:  and 
whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council:  but  who- 
soever shall  say,  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  dan- 
ger of  hell  fire.  Therefore  if  thou  bring  thy 
gift  to  the  altar,  and  there  rememberest 
that  thy  brother  hath  aught  against  thee; 
leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go 
thy  way;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother, 
and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift.    Agree 


CHAPTER    V  21 

with  thine  adversary  quickly,  while  thou 
art  in  the  way  with  him;  lest  at  any  time 
the  adversary  deliver  thee  to  the  judge,  and 
the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou 
be  cast  into  prison.  Verily  I  say  unto  thee, 
Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence, 
till  thou  hast  paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them 
of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery; 
but  I  say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  looketh 
on  a  woman  to  lust  after  her  hath  committed 
adultery  with  her  already  in  his  heart.  And 
if  thy  right  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it  out, 
and  cast  it  from  thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for 
thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should  perish, 
and  not  that  thy  whole  body  should  be  cast 
into  hell.  And  if  thy  right  hand  oflFend 
thee,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  from  thee:  for  it 
is  profitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  mem- 
bers should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
body  should  be  cast  into  hell.  It  hath  been 
said,  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife, 
let  him  give  her  a  writing  of  divorcement: 
but  I  say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife,  saving  for  the  cause  of 
fornication,  causeth  her  to  commit  adultery: 


22  ST.    MATTHEW 

and  whosoever  shall  marry  her  that  is  di- 
vorced committeth  adultery. 

Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said  by  them  of  old  time.  Thou  shalt  not 
forswear  thyself,  but  shalt  perform  unto  the 
Lord  thine  oaths:  but  I  say  unto  you,  Swear 
not  at  all;  neither  by  heaven;  for  it  is  God's 
throne:  nor  by  the  earth;  for  it  is  his  foot- 
stool: neither  by  Jerusalem;  for  it  is  the  city 
of  the  great  King.  Neither  shalt  thou 
swear  by  thy  head,  because  thou  canst  not 
make  one  hair  white  or  black.  But  let 
your  communication  be.  Yea,  yea;  Nay, 
nay:  for  whatsoever  is  more  than  these 
Cometh  of  evil. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said.  An 
eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth:  but 
I  say  unto  you.  That  ye  resist  not  evil: 
but  whosoever  shall  smite  thee  on  thy  right 
cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  also.  And  if 
any  man  will  sue  thee  at  the  law,  and  take 
away  thy  coat,  let  him  have  thy  cloak  also. 
And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to  go  a 
mile,  go  with  him  twain.  Give  to  him  that 
asketh  thee,  and  from  him  that  would  bor- 
row of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 


CHAPTER    V  23 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said, 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour,  and  hate 
thine  enemy.  But  I  say  unto  you.  Love  your 
enemies,  bless  them  that  curse  you,  do  good 
to  them  that  hate  you,  and  pray  for  them 
which  despitefully  use  you,  and  persecute 
you;  that  ye  may  be  the  children  of  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven:  for  he  maketh 
his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  on  the  good, 
and  sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on  the 
unjust.  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love 
you,  what  reward  have  ye?  do  not  even  the 
publicans  the  same?  And  if  ye  salute  your 
brethren  only,  what  do  ye  more  than  others? 
do  not  even  the  publicans  so?  Be  ye  there- 
fore perfect,  even  as  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  is  perfect. 


CHAPTER  VI 

Christ  continueth  his  sermon  in  the  mount,  speaking  of 
alms,  prayer, forgiving  our  brethren,  fasting,  where  our 
treasure  is  to  be  laid  up,  of  serving  God,  and  mammon: 
exhorteth  not  to  be  careful  for  worldly  things:  but  to 
seek  God's  kingdom. 

TAKE  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  alms 
before  men,  to  be  seen  of  them :  other- 
wise ye  have  no  reward  of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven.  Therefore  when  thou 
doest  thine  alms,  do  not  sound  a  trumpet 
before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do  in  the  syna- 
gogues and  in  the  streets,  that  they  may  have 
glory  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  They 
have  their  reward.  But  when  thou  doest 
alms,  let  not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy 
right  hand  doeth:  that  thine  alms  may  be  in 
secret:  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  se- 
cret himself  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

And  when  thou  prayest,  thou  shalt  not 
be  as  the  hypocrites  are:  for  they  love  to 
pray  standing  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the 

24 


CHAPTER    VI  25 

corners  of  the  streets,  that  they  may  be 
seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  They 
have  their  reward.  But  thou,  when  thou 
prayest,  enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when 
thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father 
which  is  in  secret;  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee  openly. 
But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain  repetitions, 
as  the  heathen  do:  for  they  think  that  they 
shall  be  heard  for  their  much  speaking.  Be 
not  ye  therefore  like  unto  them:  for  your 
Father  knoweth  what  things  ye  have  need 
of,  before  ye  ask  him.  After  this  manner 
therefore  pray  ye:  Our  Father  which  art  in 
heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy 
kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth, 
as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our 
daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as 
we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us  not 
into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil: 
for  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power, 
and  the  glory,  for  ever.  Amen.  For  if  ye 
forgive  men  their  trespasses,  your  heavenly 
Father  will  also  forgive  you:  but  if  ye  for- 
give not  men  their  trespasses,  neither  will 
your  Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 


26  ST.    MATTHEW 

Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the 
hypocrites,  of  a  sad  countenance:  for  they 
disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may  appear 
unto  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  say  unto  you. 
They  have  their  reward.  But  thou,  when 
thou  fastest,  anoint  thine  head,  and  wash 
thy  face;  that  thou  appear  not  unto  men 
to  fast,  but  unto  thy  Father  which  is  in 
secret:  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret 
shall  reward  thee  openly. 

Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon 
earth,  where  moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt, 
and  where  thieves  break  through  and  steal: 
but  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in 
heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth 
corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break 
through  nor  steal:  for  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  also.  The  light  of 
the  body  is  the  eye:  if  therefore  thine  eye 
be  single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full  of 
light.  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole 
body  shall  be  full  of  darkness.  If  therefore 
the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  darkness,  how 
great  is  that  darkness! 

No  man  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either 
he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other;  or 


CHAPTER    VI  27 

else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the 
other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 
Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Take  no  thought 
for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye 
shall  drink;  nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye 
shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more  than 
meat,  and  the  body  than  raiment?  Be- 
hold the  fowls  of  the  air:  for  they  sow  not, 
neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns; 
yet  your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them. 
Are  ye  not  much  better  than  they?  Which 
of  you  by  taking  thought  can  add  one  cubit 
unto  his  stature?  And  why  take  ye  thought 
for  raiment?  Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field, 
how  they  grow;  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they 
spin:  and  yet  I  say  unto  you.  That  even 
Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed 
like  one  of  these.  Wherefore,  if  God  so 
clothe  the  grass  of  the  field,  which  to  day  is, 
and  to  morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall 
he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little 
faith?  Therefore  take  no  thought,  saying, 
What  shall  we  eat?  or,  What  shall  we  drink? 
or.  Wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed?  (For 
after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles  seek:) 
for  your  heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye 


28  ST.    MATTHEW 

have  need  of  all  these  things.  But  seek  ye 
first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his  righteous- 
ness; and  all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto 
you.  Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the 
morrow:  for  the  morrow  shall  take  thought 
for  the  things  of  itself.  Sufficient  unto  the 
day  is  the  evil  thereof. 


CHAPTER  VII 

Christ  ending  his  sermon  in  the  mounts  reproveth  rash 
judgment^  forbiddeth  to  cast  holy  things  to  dogs,  ex- 
hort eth  to  prayer,  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate,  to  beware 
of  false  prophets,  not  to  be  hearers,  hut  doers  of  the 
word:  like  houses  builded  on  a  rock,  and  not  on  the  sand. 

JUDGE  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. 
For  with  what  judgment  ye  judge, 
ye  shall  be  judged:  and  with  what 
measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to 
you  again.  And  why  beholdest  thou  the 
mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  con- 
siderest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own 
eye?  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother. 
Let  me  pull  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye; 
and,  behold,  a  beam  is  in  thine  own  eye? 
Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out  the  beam  out 
of  thine  own  eye;  and  then  shalt  thou  see 
clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy 
brother's  eye. 

Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs, 
neither  cast  ye  your  pearls  before  swine, 

29 


30  ST.    MATTHEW 

lest  they  trample  them  under  their  feet, 
and  turn  again  and  rend  you. 

Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you;  seek,  and 
ye  shall  find;  knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened 
unto  you:  for  every  one  that  asketh  re- 
ceiveth;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth;  and  to 
him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened.  Or 
what  man  is  there  of  you,  whom  if  his  son 
ask  bread,  will  he  give  him  a  stone?  Or 
if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give  him  a  serpent? 
If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give 
good  gifts  unto  your  children,  how  much 
more  shall  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
give  good  things  to  them  that  ask  him? 
Therefore  all  things  whatsoever  ye  would 
that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to 
them:  for  this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate:  for  wide  is 
the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth 
to  destruction,  and  many  there  be  which  go 
in  thereat:  because  strait  is  the  gate,  and 
narrow  is  the  way,  which  leadeth  unto  life, 
and  few  there  be  that  find  it. 

Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to 
you  in  sheep's  clothing,  but  inwardly  they 
are  ravening  wolves.     Ye  shall  know  them 


CHAPTER    VII  31 

by  their  fruits.  Do  men  gather  grapes  of 
thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles?  Even  so  every 
good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit;  but  a 
corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit.  A 
good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit, 
neither  can  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good 
fruit.  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth 
good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the 
fire.  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall 
know  them. 

Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me.  Lord, 
Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven;  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven.  Many  will  say 
to  me  in  that  day.  Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not 
prophesied  in  thy  name?  and  in  thy  name 
have  cast  out  devils?  and  in  thy  name  done 
many  wonderful  works?  And  then  will  I 
profess  unto  them,  I  never  knew  you:  depart 
from  me,  ye  that  work  iniquity. 

Therefore  whosoever  heareth  these  say- 
ings of  mine,  and  doeth  them,  I  will  liken 
him  unto  a  wise  man,  which  built  his  house 
upon  a  rock:  and  the  rain  descended,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat 
upon  that  house;  and  it  fell  not:  for  it  was 


32  ST.    MATTHEW 

founded  upon  a  rock.  And  every  one  that 
heareth  these  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth 
them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a  foolish 
man,  which  built  his  house  upon  the  sand: 
and  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came, 
and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that 
house;  and  it  fell:  and  great  was  the  fall  of  it. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  ended 
these  sayings,  the  people  were  astonished 
at  his  doctrine:  for  he  taught  them  as  one 
having  authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 


CHAPTER  VIII 

Christ  cleanseth  the  leper ^  healeth  the  centurion* s  servant^ 
Peter  s  mother  in  law^  and  many  other  diseased:  sheweth 
how  he  is  to  be  followed:  stilleth  the  tempest  on  the  sea^ 
driveth  the  devils  out  of  two  ?nen  possessed^  and  sufereth 
them  to  go  into  the  swine. 

WHEN  he  was  come  down  from  the 
mountain,  great  multitudes  fol- 
lowed him.  And,  behold,  there 
came  a  leper  and  worshipped  him,  saying. 
Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 
And  Jesus  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched 
him,  saying,  I  will;  be  thou  clean.  And  im- 
mediately his  leprosy  was  cleansed.  And 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  See  thou  tell  no  man; 
but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest, 
and  offer  the  gift  that  Moses  commanded, 
for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

And  when  Jesus  was  entered  into  Caper- 
naum, there  came  unto  him  a  centurion,  be- 
seeching him,  and  saying,  Lord,  my  servant 
lieth  at  home  sick  of  the  palsy,  grievously 

33 


34  ST.    MATTHEW 

tormented.  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I 
will  come  and  heal  him.  The  centurion 
answered  and  said,  Lord,  I  am  not  worthy 
that  thou  shouldest  come  under  my  roof: 
but  speak  the  word  only,  and  my  servant 
shall  be  healed.  For  I  am  a  man  under 
authority,  having  soldiers  under  me:  and  I 
say  to  this  man,  Go,  and  he  goeth;  and  to 
another,  Come,  and  he  cometh;  and  to  my 
servant.  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it.  When 
Jesus  heard  it,  he  marvelled,  and  said  to 
them  that  followed.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no,  not  in 
Israel.  And  I  say  unto  you.  That  many 
shall  come  from  the  east  and  west,  and  shall 
sit  down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven:  but  the 
children  of  the  kingdom  shall  be  cast  out  into 
outer  darkness:  there  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth.  And  Jesus  said  unto  the 
centurion.  Go  thy  way;  and  as  thou  hast  be- 
lieved, so  be  it  done  unto  thee.  And  his 
servant  was  healed  in  the  selfsame  hour. 

And  when  Jesus  was  come  into  Peter's 
house,  he  saw  his  wife's  mother  laid,  and 
sick  of  a  fever.    And  he  touched  her  hand. 


CHAPTER    VIII  35 

and  the  fever  left  her:  and  she  arose,  and 
ministered  unto  them. 

When  the  even  was  come,  they  brought 
unto  him  many  that  were  possessed  with 
devils:  and  he  cast  out  the  spirits  with  his 
word,  and  healed  all  that  were  sick:  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
Esaias  the  prophet,  saying.  Himself  took 
our  infirmities,  and  bare  our  sicknesses. 

Now  when  Jesus  saw  great  multitudes 
about  him,  he  gave  commandment  to  depart 
unto  the  other  side.  And  a  certain  scribe 
came,  and  said  unto  him,  Master,  I  will 
follow  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest.  And 
Jesus  saith  unto  him.  The  foxes  have  holes, 
and  the  birds  of  the  air  have  nests;  but  the 
Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 
And  another  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him. 
Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 
father.  But  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Follow 
me;  and  let  the  dead  bury  their  dead. 

And  when  he  was  entered  into  a  ship,  his 
disciples  followed  him.  And,  behold,  there 
arose  a  great  tempest  in  the  sea,  insomuch 
that  the  ship  was  covered  with  the  waves: 
but  he  was  asleep.     And  his  disciples  came 


36  ST.    MATTHEW 

to  him,  and  awoke  him,  saying.  Lord,  save 
us:  we  perish.  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
Why  are  ye  fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith? 
Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  winds  and 
the  sea;  and  there  was  a  great  calm.  But 
the  men  marvelled,  saying,  What  manner 
of  man  is  this,  that  even  the  winds  and  the 
sea  obey  him! 

And  when  he  was  come  to  the  other  side 
into  the  country  of  the  Gergesenes,  there 
met  him  two  possessed  with  devils,  coming 
out  of  the  tombs,  exceeding  fierce,  so  that 
no  man  might  pass  by  that  way.  And,  be- 
hold, they  cried  out,  saying,  What  have  we 
to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God? 
art  thou  come  hither  to  torment  us  before 
the  time?  And  there  was  a  good  way  off 
from  them  a  herd  of  many  swine  feeding. 
So  the  devils  besought  him,  saying.  If  thou 
cast  us  out,  suffer  us  to  go  away  into  the 
herd  of  swine.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go. 
And  when  they  were  come  out,  they  went 
into  the  herd  of  swine:  and,  behold,  the 
whole  herd  of  swine  ran  violently  down  a 
steep  place  into  the  sea,  and  perished  in  the 
waters.     And  they  that  kept  them  fled,  and 


CHAPTER    VIII  37 

went  their  ways  into  the  city,  and  told  every 
thing,  and  what  was  befallen  to  the  pos- 
sessed of  the  devils.  And,  behold,  the  whole 
city  came  out  to  meet  Jesus:  and  when  they 
saw  him,  they  besought  him  that  he  would 
depart  out  of  their  coasts. 


CHAPTER  IX 

Christ  curing  one  sick  of  the  palsy,  calleth  Matthew 
from  the  receipt  of  custom,  eateth  with  publicans  and 
sinners,  defendeth  his  disciples  for  not  fasting,  cureth 
the  bloody  issue,  raiseth  from  death  Jairus*  daughter, 
giveth  sight  to  two  blind  men,  healeth  a  dumb  man 
possessed  of  a  devil,  and  hath  compassion  of  the  multi- 
tude, 

4  ND  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and  passed 
/\  over,  and  came  into  his  own  city. 
jL  1l  And,  behold,  they  brought  to  him  a 
man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying  on  a  bed:  and 
Jesus  seeing  their  faith  said  unto  the  sick 
of  the  palsy;  Son,  be  of  good  cheer;  thy  sins 
be  forgiven  thee.  And,  behold,  certain  of 
the  scribes  said  within  themselves.  This  man 
blasphemeth.  And  Jesus  knowing  their 
thoughts  said.  Wherefore  think  ye  evil  in 
your  hearts?  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say. 
Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee;  or  to  say,  Arise, 
and  walk?  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the 
Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive 

38 


CHAPTER    IX  39 

sinSj  (then  saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,) 
Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine 
house.  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to  his 
house.  But  when  the  multitudes  saw  it, 
they  marvelled,  and  glorified  God,  which 
had  given  such  power  unto  men. 

And  as  Jesus  passed  forth  from  thence, 
he  saw  a  man,  named  Matthew,  sitting  at 
the  receipt  of  custom:  and  he  saith  unto 
him.  Follow  me.  And  he  arose,  and  fol- 
lowed  him. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Jesus  sat  at  meat 
in  the  house,  behold,  many  publicans  and 
sinners  came  and  sat  down  with  him  and  his 
disciples.  And  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it, 
they  said  unto  his  disciples,  Why  eateth 
your  master  with  publicans  and  sinners? 
But  when  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said  unto 
them.  They  that  be  whole  need  not  a 
physician,  but  they  that  are  sick.  But  go 
ye  and  learn  what  that  meaneth,  I  will 
have  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice:  for  I  am  not 
come  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to 
repentance. 

Then  came  to  him  the  disciples  of  John, 
saying.  Why  do  we  and  the  Pharisees  fast 


40  ST.    MATTHEW 

oft,  but  thy  disciples  fast  not?  And 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can  the  children  of 
the  bridechamber  mourn,  as  long  as  the 
bridegroom  is  with  them?  but  the  days  will 
come,  when  the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken 
from  them,  and  then  shall  they  fast.  No 
man  putteth  a  piece  of  new  cloth  unto  an 
old  garment;  for  that  which  is  put  in  to  fill 
it  up  taketh  from  the  garment,  and  the  rent 
is  made  worse.  Neither  do  men  put  new 
wine  into  old  bottles:  else  the  bottles  break, 
and  the  wine  runneth  out,  and  the  bottles 
perish:  but  they  put  new  wine  into  new 
bottles,  and  both  are  preserved. 

While  he  spake  these  things  unto  them, 
behold,  there  came  a  certain  ruler,  and  wor- 
shipped him,  saying.  My  daughter  is  even 
now  dead:  but  come  and  lay  thy  hand  upon 
her,  and  she  shall  live.  And  Jesus  arose, 
and  followed  him,  and  so  did  his  disciples. 

And,  behold,  a  woman,  which  was  dis- 
eased with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 
came  behind  him,  and  touched  the  hem  of 
his  garment:  for  she  said  within  herself.  If  I 
may  but  touch  his  garment,  I  shall  be  whole. 
But  Jesus  turned  him  about,  and  when  he 


CHAPTER    IX  41 

saw  her,  he  said.  Daughter,  be  of  good  com- 
fort; thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole.  And 
the  woman  was  made  whole  from  that  hour. 
And  when  Jesus  came  into  the  ruler's  house, 
and  saw  the  minstrels  and  the  people  mak- 
ing a  noise,  he  said  unto  them.  Give  place: 
for  the  maid  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And 
they  laughed  him  to  scorn.  But  when  the 
people  were  put  forth,  he  went  in,  and  took 
her  by  the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose.  And 
the  fame  hereof  went  abroad  into  all  that 
land. 

And  when  Jesus  departed  thence,  two 
blind  men  followed  him,  crying,  and  saying. 
Thou  Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  us.  And 
when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  the  blind 
men  came  to  him:  and  Jesus  saith  unto 
them.  Believe  ye  that  I  am  able  to  do  this? 
They  said  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord.  Then 
touched  he  their  eyes,  saying.  According 
to  your  faith  be  it  unto  you.  And  their 
eyes  were  opened;  and  Jesus  straitly  charged 
them,  saying.  See  that  no  man  know  it.  But 
they,  when  they  were  departed,  spread 
abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  country. 

As  they  went  out,  behold,  they  brought 


42  ST.    MATTHEW 

to  him  a  dumb  man  possessed  with  a  devil. 
And  when  the  devil  was  cast  out,  the  dumb 
spake:  and  the  multitudes  marvelled,  saying, 
It  was  never  so  seen  in  Israel.  But  the 
Pharisees  said.  He  casteth  out  devils  through 
the  prince  of  the  devils.  And  Jesus  went 
about  all  the  cities  and  villages,  teaching 
in  their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gos- 
pel of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  every  sick- 
ness and  every  disease  among  the  people. 

But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes,  he  was 
moved  with  compassion  on  them,  because 
they  fainted,  and  were  scattered  abroad, 
as  sheep  having  no  shepherd.  Then  saith 
he  unto  his  disciples,  The  harvest  truly  is 
plenteous,  but  the  labourers  are  few;  pray 
ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that 
he  will  send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest. 


CHAPTER  X 

Christ  sendeth  out  his  twelve  apostles^  enabling  them 
with  -power  to  do  miracles^  giveth  them  their  charge^ 
teacheth  them,  comforteth  them  against  persecutions: 
and  promiseth  a  blessing  to  those  that  receive  them. 

j4  ND  when  he  had  called  unto  him  his 
/%  twelve  disciples,  he  gave  them  power 
Ji  A.  against  unclean  spirits,  to  cast  them 
out,  and  to  heal  all  manner  of  sickness  and 
all  manner  of  disease.  Now  the  names  of 
the  twelve  apostles  are  these;  The  first,  Si- 
mon, who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
brother;  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John 
his  brother;  Philip,  and  Bartholomew; 
Thomas,  and  Matthew  the  publican;  James 
the  son  of  Alpheus,  and  Lebbeus,  whose 
surname  was  Thaddeus;  Simon  the  Ca- 
naanite,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  who  also  be- 
trayed him.  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth, 
andcommandedthem,saying,Go  not  into  the 
way  of  the  Gentiles,  and  into  any  city  of  the 
Samaritans  enter  ye  not:  but  go  rather  to 

43 


44  ST.    MATTHEW 

the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel.  And 
as  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  at  hand.  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse 
the  lepers,  raise  the  dead,  cast  out  devils: 
freely  ye  have  received,  freely  give.  Pro- 
vide neither  gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass  in 
your  purses;  nor  scrip  for  your  journey, 
neither  two  coats,  neither  shoes,  nor  yet 
staves:  for  the  workman  is  worthy  of  his 
meat.  And  into  whatsoever  city  or  town 
ye  shall  enter,  inquire  who  in  it  is  worthy; 
and  there  abide  till  ye  go  thence.  And 
when  ye  come  into  a  house,  salute  it.  And 
if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your  peace  come 
upon  it:  but  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your 
peace  return  to  you.  And  whosoever  shall 
not  receive  you,  nor  hear  your  words,  when 
ye  depart  out  of  that  house  or  city,  shake 
off  the  dust  of  your  feet.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  in  the  day  of 
judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the 
midst  of  wolves:  be  ye  therefore  wise  as 
serpents,  and  harmless  as  doves.  But  be- 
ware of  men:  for  they  will  deliver  you  up 


CHAPTER    X  45 

to  the  councils,  and  they  will  scourge  you  in 
their  synagogues;  and  ye  shall  be  brought 
before  governors  and  kings  for  my  sake,  for 
a  testimony  against  them  and  the  Gentiles. 
But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  take  no 
thought  how  or  what  ye  shall  speak:  for  it 
shall  be  given  you  in  that  same  hour  what 
ye  shall  speak.  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak, 
but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father  which  speaketh 
in  you.  And  the  brother  shall  deliver  up 
the  brother  to  death,  and  the  father  the 
child:  and  the  children  shall  rise  up  against 
their  parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put  to 
death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake:  but  he  that  endureth  to 
the  end  shall  be  saved.  But  when  they 
persecute  you  in  this  city,  flee  ye  into  an- 
other: for  verily  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  shall 
not  have  gone  over  the  cities  of  Israel,  till 
the  Son  of  man  be  come.  The  disciple  is 
not  above  his  master,  nor  the  servant  above 
his  lord.  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that 
he  be  as  his  master,  and  the  servant  as  his 
lord.  If  they  have  called  the  master  of  the 
house  Beelzebub,  how  much  more  shall  they 
call  them  of  his  household  ?    Fear  them  not 


46  ST.    MATTHEW 

therefore:  for  there  is  nothing  covered,  that 
shall  not  be  revealed;  and  hid,  that  shall 
not  be  known.  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness,' 
that  speak  ye  in  light:  and  what  ye  hear  in 
the  ear,  that  preach  ye  upon  the  housetops. 
And  fear  not  them  which  kill  the  body,  but 
are  not  able  to  kill  the  soul:  but  rather 
fear  him  which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul 
and  body  in  hell.  Are  not  two  sparrows 
sold  for  a  farthing?  and  one  of  them  shall 
not  fall  on  the  ground  without  your  Father. 
But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all  num- 
bered. Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are  of 
more  value  than  many  sparrows.  Whoso- 
ever therefore  shall  confess  me  before  men, 
him  will  I  confess  also  before  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven.  But  whosoever  shall 
deny  me  before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny 
before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  Think 
not  that  I  am  come  to  send  peace  on  earth: 
I  came  not  to  send  peace,  but  a  sword.  For 
I  am  come  to  set  a  man  at  variance  against 
his  father,  and  the  daughter  against  her 
mother,  and  the  daughter  in  law  against  her 
mother  in  law.  And  a  man's  foes  shall  be 
they  of  his  own  household.     He  that  loveth 


CHAPTER    X  47 

father  or  mother  more  than  me  is  not  worthy 
of  me:  and  he  that  loveth  son  or  daughter 
more  than  me  is  not  worthy  of  me.  And 
he  that  taketh  not  his  cross,  and  followeth 
after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me.  He  that 
findeth  his  hfe  shall  lose  it:  and  he  that 
loseth  his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me;  and 
he  that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him  that 
sent  me.  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet  in 
the  name  of  a  prophet  shall  receive  a  pro- 
phet's reward;  and  he  that  receiveth  a 
righteous  man  in  the  name  of  a  righteous 
man  shall  receive  a  righteous  man's  reward. 
And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink  unto  one 
of  these  little  ones  a  cup  of  cold  water  only 
in  the  name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward. 


CHAPTER  XI 

John  sendeth  his  disciples  to  Christ.  Christ's  testi- 
mony concerning  John.  The  opinion  of  the  people^ 
both  concerning  John  and  Christ.  Christ  uphraideth 
the  unthankfulness  and  unrepentance  of  Chorazin^ 
Bethsaida^  and  Capernaum:  and  praising  his  Father's 
wisdom  in  revealing  the  gospel  to  the  simple^  he  calleth 
to  him  all  such  as  feel  the  burden  of  their  sins. 

4  ND  It  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had 
/\  made  an  end  of  commanding  his 
JL  jL  twelve  disciples,  he  departed  thence 
to  teach  and  to  preach  in  their  cities.  Now 
when  John  had  heard  in  the  prison  the  works 
of  Christ,  he  sent  two  of  his  disciples,  and 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  he  that  should  come, 
or  do  we  look  for  another?  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Go  and  shew  John 
again  those  things  which  ye  do  hear  and  see: 
the  blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the  lame 
walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the  deaf 
hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up,  and  the  poor 
have  the  gospel  preached  to  them.     And 

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CHAPTER    XI  49 

blessed-  is  he,  whosoever  shall  not  be  of- 
fended in  me. 

And  as  they  departed,  Jesus  began  to  say 
unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What 
went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to  see?  A 
reed  shaken  with  the  wind?  But  what 
went  ye  out  for  to  see?  A  man  clothed  in 
soft  raiment?  behold,  they  that  wear  soft 
clothing  are  in  kings'  houses.  But  what 
went  ye  out  for  to  see?  A  prophet?  yea, 
I  say  unto  you,  and  more  than  a  prophet. 
For  this  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  written.  Behold, 
I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which 
shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born 
of  women  there  hath  not  risen  a  greater  than 
John  the  Baptist:  notwithstanding,  he  that 
is  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  greater 
than  he.  And  from  the  days  of  John  the 
Baptist  until  now  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
sufFereth  violence,  and  the  violent  take  it  by 
force.  For  all  the  prophets  and  the  law 
prophesied  until  John.  And  if  ye  will  re- 
ceive it,  this  is  Elias,  which  was  for  to  come. 
He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

But  whereunto  shall  I  liken  this  genera- 


so  ST.    MATTHEW 

tion?  It  is  like  unto  children  sitting  in  the 
markets,  and  calling  unto  their  fellows,  and 
saying,  We  have  piped  unto  you,  and  ye 
have  not  danced;  we  have  mourned  unto 
you,  and  ye  have  not  lamented.  For  John 
came  neither  eating  nor  drinking,  and  they 
say.  He  hath  a  devil.  The  Son  of  man 
came  eating  and  drinking,  and  they  say. 
Behold  a  man  gluttonous,  and  a  winebibber, 
a  friend  of  publicans  and  sinners.  But 
wisdom  is  justified  of  her  children. 

Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities 
wherein  most  of  his  mighty  works  were  done, 
because  they  repented  not:  Woe  unto  thee, 
Chorazin!  woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida!  for  if 
the  mighty  works,  which  were  done  in  you, 
had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  they 
would  have  repented  long  ago  in  sackcloth 
and  ashes.  But  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the 
day  of  judgment,  than  for  you.  And  thou, 
Capernaum,  which  art  exalted  unto  heaven, 
shalt  be  brought  down  to  hell:  for  if  the 
mighty  works,  which  have  been  done  in 
thee,  had  been  done  in  Sodom,  it  would 
have  remained  until  this  day.     But  I  say 


CHAPTER    XI  51 

unto  you,  That  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for 
the  land  of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
than  for  thee. 

At  that  time  Jesus  answered  and  said,  I 
thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and 
earth,  because  thou  hast  hid  these  things 
from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and  hast  re- 
vealed them  unto  babes.  Even  so.  Father; 
for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight.  All 
things  are  delivered  unto  me  of  my  Father: 
and  no  man  knoweth  the  Son,  but  the 
Father;  neither  knoweth  any  man  the 
Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whomsoever 
the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour  and  are 
heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest.  Take 
my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn  of  me;  for  I 
am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart:  and  ye  shall 
find  rest  unto  your  souls.  For  my  yoke  is 
easy,  and  my  burden  is  light. 


CHAPTER  XII 

Christ  reproveth  the  blindness  of  the  Pharisees  concern- 
ing the  breach  of  the  sabbath^  by  Scriptures^  by  reason^ 
and  by  a  miracle.  He  healeth  the  man  possessed  that 
was  blind  and  dumb.  Blasphemy  agaiyist  the  Holy 
Ghost  shall  never  be  forgiven.  Account  shall  be  made 
of  idle  words.  He  rebuketh  the  unfaithful,  who  seek 
after  a  sign:  and  sheweth  who  is  his  brother,  sister,  and 
mother. 

A  T  THAT  time  Jesus  went  on  the  sab- 
/%  bath  day  through  the  corn;  and  his 
JL  Sl  disciples  were  a  hungered,  and  began 
to  pluck  the  ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat.  But 
when  the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they  said  unto 
him,  Behold,  thy  disciples  do  that  which  is 
not  lawful  to  do  upon  the  sabbath  day.  But 
he  said  unto  them.  Have  ye  not  read  what 
David  did,  when  he  was  a  hungered,  and 
they  that  were  with  him;  how  he  entered 
into  the  house  of  God,  and  did  eat  the  shew- 
bread,  which  was  not  lawful  for  him  to  eat, 
neither  for  them  which  were  with  him,  but 

52 


CHAPTER    XII  53 

only  for  the  priests?  Or  have  ye  not  read 
in  the  law,  how  that  on  the  sabbath  days  the 
priests  in  the  temple  profane  the  sabbath, 
and  are  blameless?  But  I  say  unto  you, 
That  in  this  place  is  one  greater  than  the 
temple.  But  if  ye  had  known  what  this 
meaneth,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not  sacri- 
fice, ye  would  not  have  condemned  the  guilt- 
less. For  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  even  of  the 
sabbath  day.  And  when  he  was  departed 
thence,  he  went  into  their  synagogue: 

And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  which  had 
his  hand  withered.  And  they  asked  him, 
saying.  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath 
days?  that  they  might  accuse  him.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  What  man  shall  there  be 
among  you,  that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and 
if  it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the  sabbath  day,  will 
he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and  lift  it  out?  How 
much  then  is  a  man  better  than  a  sheep? 
Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  well  on  the  sab- 
bath days.  Then  saith  he  to  the  man. 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And  he  stretched 
it  forth;  and  it  was  restored  whole,  like  as 
the   other. 

Then  the  Pharisees  went  out,  and  held  a 


54  ST.    MATTHEW 

council  against  him,  how  they  might  des- 
troy him.  But  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he  with- 
drew himself  from  thence:  and  great  multi- 
tudes followed  him,  and  he  healed  them  all; 
and  charged  them  that  they  should  not  make 
him  known:  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 
Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  have  chosen; 
my  beloved,  in  whom  my  soul  is  well 
pleased:  I  will  put  my  Spirit  upon  him,  and 
he  shall  shew  judgment  to  the  Gentiles.  He 
shall  not  strive,  nor  cry;  neither  shall  any 
man  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets.  A  bruised 
reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  smoking  flax 
shall  he  not  quench,  till  he  send  forth  judg- 
ment unto  victory.  And  in  his  name  shall 
the  Gentiles  trust. 

Then  was  brought  unto  him  one  possessed 
with  a  devil,  blind,  and  dumb:  and  he  healed 
him,  insomuch  that  the  blind  and  dumb 
both  spake  and  saw.  And  all  the  people 
were  amazed,  and  said,  Is  not  this  the  Son 
of  David?  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard 
it,  they  said.  This  fellow  doth  not  cast  out 
devils,  but  by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the 
devils.     And   Jesus   knew    their   thoughts. 


CHAPTER    XII  55 

and  said  unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided 
against  itself  is  brought  to  desolation;  and 
every  city  or  house  divided  against  itself 
shall  not  stand:  and  if  Satan  cast  out  Satan, 
he  is  divided  against  himself;  how  shall  then 
his  kingdom  stand?  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub 
cast  out  devils,  by  whom  do  your  children 
cast  them  out?  therefore  they  shall  be  your 
judges.  But  if  I  cast  out  devils  by  the 
Spirit  of  God,  then  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
come  unto  you.  Or  else,  how  can  one  enter 
into  a  strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his 
goods,  except  he  first  bind  the  strong  man? 
and  then  he  will  spoil  his  house.  He  that 
is  not  with  me  is  against  me;  and  he  that 
gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth  abroad. 

Wherefore  I  say  unto  you,  All  manner 
of  sin  and  blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven  unto 
men:  but  the  blasphemy  against  the  Holy 
Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven  unto  men.  And 
whosoever  speaketh  a  word  against  the  Son 
of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him:  but  whoso- 
ever speaketh  against  the  Holy  Ghost,  it 
shall  not  be  forgiven  him,  neither  in  this 
world,  neither  in  the  world  to  come.  Either 
make  the  tree  good,  and  his  fruit  good;  or 


SG  ST.    MATTHEW 

else  make  the  tree  corrupt,  and  his  fruit 
corrupt:  for  the  tree  is  known  by  his  fruit. 
O  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye,  being 
evil,  speak  good  things  ?  for  out  of  the  abund- 
ance of  the  heart  the  mouth  speaketh.  A 
good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure  of  the 
heart  bringeth  forth  good  things:  and  an 
evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  bringeth 
forth  evil  things.  But  I  say  unto  you,  That 
every  idle  word  that  men  shall  speak,  they 
shall  give  account  thereof  in  the  day  of 
judgment.  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be 
justified,  and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be 
condemned. 

Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  of  the 
Pharisees  answered,  saying.  Master,  we 
would  see  a  sign  from  thee.  But  he  an- 
swered and  said  unto  them.  An  evil  and 
adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a  sign; 
and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it,  but 
the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jonas:  for  as  Jonas 
was  three  days  and  three  nights  in  the 
whalers  belly;  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
three  days  and  three  nights  in  the  heart  of 
the  earth.  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise 
in  judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall 


CHAPTER    XII  57 

condemn  it:  because  they  repented  at  the 
preaching  of  Jonas;  and,  behold,  a  greater 
than  Jonas  is  here.  The  queen  of  the  south 
shall  rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this  gen- 
eration, and  shall  condemn  it:  for  she  came 
from  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  to 
hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon;  and,  behold, 
a  greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  When  the 
unclean  spirit  is  gone  out  of  a  man,  he 
walketh  through  dry  places,  seeking  rest, 
and  findeth  none.  Then  he  saith,  I  will 
return  into  my  house  from  whence  I  came 
out;  and  when  he  is  come,  he  findeth  it 
empty,  swept,  and  garnished.  Then  goeth 
he,  and  taketh  with  himself  seven  other 
spirits  more  wicked  than  himself,  and  they 
enter  in  and  dwell  there:  and  the  last  state 
of  that  man  is  worse  than  the  first.  Even 
so  shall  it  be  also  unto  this  wicked  genera- 
tion. 

While  he  yet  talked  to  the  people,  be- 
hold, his  mother  and  his  brethren  stood 
without,  desiring  to  speak  with  him.  Then 
one  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  mother  and 
thy  brethren  stand  without,  desiring  to 
speak  with  thee.     But  he  answered  and  said 


58  ST.    MATTHEW 

unto  him  that  told  him,  Who  is  my  mother? 
and  who  are  my  brethren?  And  he  stretched 
forth  his  hand  toward  his  disciples,  and  said, 
Behold  my  mother  and  my  brethren!  For 
whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven,  the  same  is  my  brother, 
and  sister,  and  mother. 


CHAPTER  XIII 

The  parable  of  the  sower  and  the  seed:  the  exposition  of 
it.  The  parable  of  the  tares ^  of  the  mustard  seed,  of  the 
leaven,  of  the  hidden  treasure,  of  the  pearl,  of  the  draw- 
net  cast  into  the  sea:  and  how  Christ  is  contemned  of 
his  own  countrymen, 

THE  same  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the 
house,  and  sat  by  the  sea  side.  And 
great  multitudes  were  gathered  to- 
gether unto  him,  so  that  he  went  into  a  ship, 
and  sat;  and  the  whole  multitude  stood  on 
the  shore.  And  he  spake  many  things  unto 
them  in  parables,  saying,  Behold,  a  sower 
went  forth  to  sow;  and  when  he  sowed,  some 
seeds  fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the  fowls 
came  and  devoured  them  up:  some  fell  upon 
stony  places,  where  they  had  not  much 
earth:  and  forthwith  they  sprung  up,  be- 
cause they  had  no  deepness  of  earth:  and 
when  the  sun  was  up,  they  were  scorched; 
and  because  they  had  no  root,  they  withered 
away.     And  some  fell  among  thorns;  and 

59 


6o  ST.    MATTHEW 

the  thorns  sprung  up,  and  choked  them: 
but  other  fell  into  good  ground,  and  brought 
forth  fruit,  some  a  hundredfold,  some  sixty- 
fold,  some  thirtyfold.  Who  hath  ears  to 
hear,  let  him  hear.  And  the  disciples  came, 
and  said  unto  him,  Why  speakest  thou 
unto  them  in  parables?  He  answered  and 
said  unto  them.  Because  it  is  given  unto 
you  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom 
of  heaven,  but  to  them  it  is  not  given.  For 
whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be  given,  and 
he  shall  have  more  abundance:  but  whoso- 
ever hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken 
away  even  that  he  hath.  Therefore  speak 
I  to  them  in  parables:  because  they  seeing 
see  not;  and  hearing  they  hear  not,  neither 
do  they  understand.  And  in  them  is  ful- 
filled the  prophecy  of  Esaias,  which  saith, 
By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not 
understand;  and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and 
shall  not  perceive:  for  this  people's  heart  is 
waxed  gross,  and  their  ears  are  dull  of  hear- 
ing, and  their  eyes  they  have  closed;  lest  at 
any  time  they  should  see  with  their  eyes, 
and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  should  under- 
stand with  their  heart,  and  should  be  con- 


CHAPTER    XIII  6i 

verted,  and  I  should  heal  them.  But 
blessed  are  your  eyes,  for  they  see:  and 
your  ears,  for  they  hear.  For  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  That  many  prophets  and  right- 1 
eous  men  have  desired  to  see  those  things 
which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  them;  and 
to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear,  and 
have  not  heard  them. 

Hear  ye  therefore  the  parable  of  the 
sower.  When  any  one  heareth  the  word 
of  the  kingdom,  and  understandeth  it  not, 
then  Cometh  the  wicked  one,  and  catcheth 
away  that  which  was  sown  in  his  heart. 
This  is  he  which  received  seed  by  the  way 
side.  But  he  that  received  the  seed  into 
stony  places,  the  same  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word,  and  anon  with  joy  receiveth  it; 
yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but  dureth 
for  a  while:  for  when  tribulation  or  perse- 
cution ariseth  because  of  the  word,  by  and 
by  he  is  offended.  He  also  that  received 
seed  among  the  thorns  is  he  that  heareth  the 
word;  and  the  care  of  this  world,  and  the  de- 
ceitfulness  of  riches,  choke  the  word,  and  he 
becometh  unfruitful.  But  he  that  received 
seed  into  the  good  ground  is  he  that  heareth 


62  ST.    MATTHEW 

the  word,  and  understandeth  it;  which  also 
beareth  fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  a 
hundredfold,  some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them, 
saying.  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened 
unto  a  man  which  sowed  good  seed  in  his 
field:  but  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came 
and  sowed  tares  among  the  wheat,  and  went 
his  way.  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung 
up,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared 
the  tares  also.  So  the  servants  of  the  house- 
holder came  and  said  unto  him.  Sir,  didst 
not  thou  sow  good  seed  in  thy  field?  from 
whence  then  hath  it  tares?  He  said  unto 
them.  An  enemy  hath  done  this.  The 
servants  said  unto  him.  Wilt  thou  then  that 
we  go  and  gather  them  up?  But  he  said. 
Nay;  lest  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye 
root  up  also  the  wheat  with  them.  Let 
both  grow  together  until  the  harvest:  and 
in  the  time  of  harvest  I  will  say  to  the 
reapers.  Gather  ye  together  first  the  tares, 
and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn  them: 
but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 

Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them, 
saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  to  a 


CHAPTER    XIII  63 

grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  a  man  took,  and 
sowed  in  his  field:  which  indeed  is  the  least 
of  all  seeds:  but  when  it  is  grown,  it  is  the 
greatest  among  herbs,  and  becometh  a  tree, 
so  that  the  birds  of  the  air  come  and  lodge 
in  the  branches  thereof. 

Another  parable  spake  he  unto  them; 
The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  leaven, 
which  a  woman  took,  and  hid  in  three  mea- 
sures of  meal,  till  the  whole  was  leavened. 
All  these  things  spake  Jesus  unto  the  mul- 
titude in  parables;  and  without  a  parable 
spake  he  not  unto  them:  that  it  might  be 
fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
saying,  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  parables; 
I  will  utter  things  which  have  been  kept 
secret  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 
Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude  away,  and 
went  into  the  house:  and  his  disciples  came 
unto  him,  saying.  Declare  unto  us  the  par- 
able of  the  tares  of  the  field.  He  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  He  that  soweth  the 
good  seed  is  the  Son  of  man;  the  field  is  the 
world;  the  good  seed  are  the  children  of  the 
kingdom;  but  the  tares  are  the  children  of 
the  wicked  one;  the  enemy  that  sowed  them 


64  ST.    MATTHEW 

is  the  devil;  the  harvest  is  the  end  of  the 
world;  and  the  reapers  are  the  angels.  As 
therefore  the  tares  are  gathered  and  burned 
in  the  fire;  so  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this 
world.  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his 
angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his 
kingdom  all  things  that  offend,  and  them 
which  do  iniquity;  and  shall  cast  them  into 
a  furnace  of  fire:  there  shall  be  wailing  and 
gnashing  of  teeth.  Then  shall  the  right- 
eous shine  forth  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom 
of  their  Father.  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
treasure  hid  in  a  field;  the  which  when  a 
man  hath  found,  he  hideth,  and  for  joy 
thereof  goeth  and  selleth  all  that  he  hath, 
and  buyeth  that  field. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
a  merchantman,  seeking  goodly  pearls: 
who,  when  he  had  found  one  pearl  of  great 
price,  went  and  sold  all  that  he  had,  and 
bought  it. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
a  net,  that  was  cast  into  the  sea,  and 
gathered  of  every  kind:  which,  when  it  was 


CHAPTER    XIII  65 

full,  they  drew  to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and 
gathered  the  good  into  vessels,  but  cast  the 
bad  away.  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the 
world:  the  angels  shall  come  forth,  and 
sever  the  wicked  from  among  the  just,  and 
shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire: 
there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have  ye  understood 
all  these  things?  They  say  unto  him.  Yea, 
Lord.  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Therefore 
every  scribe  which  is  instructed  unto  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  is  like  unto  a  man  that 
is  a  householder,  which  bringeth  forth  out 
of  his  treasure  things  new  and  old. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus  had 
finished  these  parables,  he  departed  thence. 
And  when  he  was  come  into  his  own  country, 
he  taught  them  in  their  synagogue,  inso- 
much that  they  were  astonished,  and  said, 
Whence  hath  this  man  this  wisdom,  and 
these  mighty  works?  Is  not  this  the  car- 
penter's son?  is  not  his  mother  called  Mary? 
and  his  brethren,  James,  and  Joses,  and 
Simon,  and  Judas  ?  And  his  sisters,  are  they 
not  all  with  us?  Whence  then  hath  this 
man  all  these  things?    And  they  were  of- 


66  ST.    MATTHEW 

fended  in  him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
A  prophet  is  not  without  honour,  save  in 
his  own  country,  and  in  his  own  house. 
And  he  did  not  many  mighty  works  there 
because  of  their  unbelief. 


CHAPTER  XIV 

Herod's  opinion  of  Christ,  Wherefore  John  Baptist 
was  beheaded.  Jesus  departeth  into  a  desert  place: 
where  he  feedeth  five  thousand  men  with  five  loaves  and 
two  fishes:  he  walketh  on  the  sea  to  his  disciples:  and 
landing  at  Gennesaret,  healeth  the  sick  by  the  touch  of 
the  hem  of  his  garment. 

4  T  THAT  time  Herod  the  tetrarch 
/%  heard  of  the  fame  of  Jesus,  and 
JL  ^  said  unto  his  servants.  This  is  John 
the  Baptist;  he  is  risen  from  the  dead;  and 
therefore  mighty  works  do  shew  forth  them- 
selves in  him. 

For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on  John,  and 
bound  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  for  Her- 
odias'  sake,  his  brother  Philip's  wife.  For 
John  said  unto  him.  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee 
to  have  her.  And  when  he  would  have  put 
him  to  death,  he  feared  the  multitude,  be- 
cause they  counted  him  as  a  prophet.  But 
when  Herod's  birthday  was  kept,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Herodias  danced  before  them,  and 

67 


68  ST.    MATTHEW 

pleased  Herod.  Whereupon  he  promised 
with  an  oath  to  give  her  whatsoever  she 
would  ask.  And  she,  being  before  instructed 
of  her  mother,  said,  Give  me  here  John 
Baptist's  head  in  a  charger.  And  the  king 
was  sorry:  nevertheless  for  the  oath's  sake, 
and  them  which  sat  with  him  at  meat,  he 
commanded  it  to  be  given  her.  And  he 
sent,  and  beheaded  John  in  the  prison.  And 
his  head  was  brought  in  a  charger,  and  given 
to  the  damsel:  and  she  brought  it  to  her 
mother.  And  his  disciples  came,  and  took 
up  the  body,  and  buried  it,  and  went  and 
told  Jesus. 

When  Jesus  heard  of  it,  he  departed  thence 
by  ship  into  a  desert  place  apart:  and 
when  the  people  had  heard  thereof,  they 
followed  him  on  foot  out  of  the  cities.  And 
Jesus  went  forth,  and  saw  a  great  multitude, 
and  was  moved  with  compassion  toward 
them,  and  he  healed  their  sick. 

And  when  it  was  evening,  his  disciples 
came  to  him,  saying.  This  is  a  desert  place, 
and  the  time  is  now  past;  send  the  multi- 
tude away,  that  they  may  go  into  the  vil- 
lages, and  buy  themselves  victuals.     But 


CHAPTER   XIV  69 

Jesus  said  unto  them.  They  need  not  depart; 
give  ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  say  unto 
him.  We  have  here  but  five  loaves,  and  two 
fishes.  He  said.  Bring  them  hither  to  me. 
And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit 
down  on  the  grass,  and  took  the  five  loaves, 
and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to 
heaven,  he  blessed,  and  brake,  and  gave  the 
loaves  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to 
the  multitude.  And  they  did  all  eat,  and 
were  filled:  and  they  took  up  of  the  frag- 
ments that  remained  twelve  baskets  full. 
And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about  five 
thousand  men,  beside  women  and  children. 
And  straightway  Jesus  constrained  his 
disciples  to  get  into  a  ship,  and  to  go  before 
him  unto  the  other  side,  while  he  sent  the 
multitudes  away.  And  when  he  had  sent 
the  multitudes  away,  he  went  up  into  a 
mountain  apart  to  pray:  and  when  the 
evening  was  come,  he  was  there  alone.  But 
the  ship  was  now  in  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
tossed  with  waves:  for  the  wind  was  con- 
trary. And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night 
Jesus  went  unto  them,  walking  on  the  sea. 
And  when  the  disciples  saw  him  walking 


70  ST.    MATTHEW 

on  the  sea,  they  were  troubled,  saying,  It 
is  a  spirit;  and  they  cried  out  for  fear.  But 
straightway  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying, 
Be  of  good  cheer;  it  is  I;  be  not  afraid.  And 
Peter  answered  him  and  said,  Lord,  if  it  be 
thou,  bid  me  come  unto  thee  on  the  water. 
And  he  said.  Come.  And  when  Peter  was 
come  down  out  of  the  ship,  he  walked  on  the 
water,  to  go  to  Jesus.  But  when  he  saw 
the  wind  boisterous,  he  was  afraid;  and  be- 
ginning to  sink,  he  cried,  saying.  Lord,  save 
me.  And  immediately  Jesus  stretched  forth 
his  hand,  and  caught  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  O  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore  didst 
thou  doubt?  And  when  they  were  come  into 
the  ship,  the  wind  ceased.  Then  they  that 
were  in  the  ship  came  and  worshipped  him, 
saying,  Of  a  truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 
And  when  they  were  gone  over,  they  came 
into  the  land  of  Gennesaret.  And  when  the 
men  of  that  place  had  knowledge  of  him, 
they  sent  out  into  all  that  country  round 
about,  and  brought  unto  him  all  that  were 
diseased;  and  besought  him  that  they  might 
only  touch  the  hem  of  his  garment:  and  as 
many  as  touched  were  made  perfectly  whole. 


CHAPTER  XV 

Christ  reproveth  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  for  trans- 
gressing God's  commandments  through  their  owrt  tradi- 
tions: teacheth  how  that  which  goeth  into  the  mouth  doth 
not  defile  a  man.  He  healeth  the  daughter  of  the  woman 
of  Canaan^  and  other  great  multitudes:  and  with  seven 
loaves  and  a  few  little  fishes  feedeth  four  thousand  men, 
beside  women  and  children. 

THEN  came  to  Jesus  scribes  and  Phar- 
isees, which  were  of  Jerusalem,  saying, 
Why  do  thy  disciples  transgress  the 
tradition  of  the  elders?  for  they  wash  not 
their  hands  when  they  eat  bread.  But  he 
answered  and  said  unto  them,  Why  do  ye 
also  transgress  the  commandment  of  God 
by  your  tradition?  For  God  commanded, 
saying.  Honour  thy  father  and  mother:  and. 
He  that  curseth  father  or  mother,  let  him 
die  the  death.  But  ye  say.  Whosoever 
shall  say  to  his  father  or  his  mother.  It  is  a 
gift,  by  whatsoever  thou  mightest  be  pro- 
fited by  me;  and  honour  not  his  father  or  his 

71 


72  ST.    MATTHEW 

mother,  he  shall  be  free.  Thus  have  ye 
made  the  commandment  of  God  of  none 
effect  by  your  tradition.  Ye  hypocrites, 
well  did  Esaias  prophesy  of  you,  saying,  This 
people  draweth  nigh  unto  me  with  their 
mouth,  and  honoureth  me  with  their  lips; 
but  their  heart  is  far  from  me.  But  in  vain 
they  do  worship  me,  teaching  for  doctrines 
the  commandments  of  men. 

And  he  called  the  multitude,  and  said 
unto  them.  Hear,  and  understand:  not  that 
which  goeth  into  the  mouth  defileth  a  man; 
but  that  which  cometh  out  of  the  mouth, 
this  defileth  a  man.  Then  came  his  dis- 
ciples, and  said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou 
that  the  Pharisees  were  offended,  after  they 
heard  this  saying?  But  he  answered  and 
said,  Every  plant,  which  my  heavenly 
Father  hath  not  planted,  shall  be  rooted  up. 
Let  them  alone:  they  be  blind  leaders  of  the 
blind.  And  if  the  blind  lead  the  blind,  both 
shall  fall  into  the  ditch.  Then  answered 
Peter  and  said  unto  him,  Declare  unto  us 
this  parable.  And  Jesus  said.  Are  ye  also 
yet  without  understanding?  Do  not  ye  yet 
understand,  that  whatsoever  entereth  in  at 


CHAPTER    XV  73 

the  mouth  goeth  into  the  belly,  and  is  cast 
out  into  the  draught?  But  those  things 
which  proceed  out  of  the  mouth  come  forth 
from  the  heart;  and  they  defile  the  man. 
For  out  of  the  heart  proceed  evil  thoughts, 
murders,  adulteries,  fornications,  thefts, 
false  witness,  blasphemies:  these  are  the 
things  which  defile  a  man:  but  to  eat  with 
unwashen  hands  defileth  not  a  man. 

Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  departed 
into  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon.  And, 
behold,  a  woman  of  Canaan  came  out  of  the 
same  coasts,  and  cried  unto  him,  saying, 
Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  thou  Son  of 
David;  my  daughter  is  grievously  vexed 
with  a  devil.  But  he  answered  her  not  a 
word.  And  his  disciples  came  and  be- 
sought him,  saying.  Send  her  away;  for  she 
crieth  after  us.  But  he  answered  and  said, 
I  am  not  sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the 
house  of  Israel.  Then  came  she  and  wor- 
shipped him,  saying,  Lord,  help  me.  But  he 
answered  and  said.  It  is  not  meet  to  take  the 
children's  bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  dogs.  And 
she  said.  Truth,  Lord:  yet  the  dogs  eat  of  the 
crumbs  which  fall  from  their  masters'  table. 


74  ST.    MATTHEW 

Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  O 
woman,  great  is  thy  faith:  be  it  unto  thee 
even  as  thou  wilt.  And  her  daughter  was 
made  whole  from  that  very  hour.  And  Jesus 
departed  from  thence,  and  came  nigh  unto 
the  sea  of  Galilee;  and  went  up  into  a  moun- 
tain, and  sat  down  there.  And  great  multi- 
tudes came  unto  him,  having  with  them  those 
that  were  lame,  blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and 
many  others,  and  cast  them  down  at  Jesus* 
feet;  and  he  healed  them;  insomuch  that  the 
multitude  wondered,  when  they  saw  the 
dumb  to  speak,  the  maimed  to  be  whole,  the 
lame  to  walk,  and  the  blind  to  see:  and  they 
glorified  the  God  of  Israel. 

Then  Jesus  called  his  disciples  unto  him, 
and  said,  I  have  compassion  on  the  multi- 
tude, because  they  continue  with  me  now 
three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat:  and  I 
will  not  send  them  away  fasting,  lest  they 
faint  in  the  way.  And  his  disciples  say  unto 
him.  Whence  should  we  have  so  much  bread 
in  the  wilderness,  as  to  fill  so  great  a  multi- 
tude? And  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  How 
many  loaves  have  ye?  And  they  said. 
Seven,  and  a  few  little  fishes.     And  he  com- 


CHAPTER    XV  75 

manded  the  multitude  to  sit  down  on  the 
ground.  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and 
the  fishes,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake  them, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to 
the  multitude.  And  they  did  all  eat,  and 
were  filled:  and  they  took  up  of  the  broken 
meat  that  was  left  seven  baskets  full.  And 
they  that  did  eat  were  four  thousand  men, 
beside  women  and  children.  And  he  sent 
away  the  multitude,  and  took  ship,  and 
came  into  the  coasts  of  Magdala. 


CHAPTER  XVI 

The  Pharisees  require  a  sign.  Jesus  warneth  his  dis- 
ciples of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees^ 
The  people's  opinion  of  Christy  and  Peter  s  confession 
of  him.  Jesus  foresheweth  his  death,  reproving  Peter 
for  dissuading  him  from  it:  and  admonisheth  those  that 
will  follow  hi77t,  to  bear  the  cross. 

THE  Pharisees  also  with  the  Sadducees 
came,  and  tempting  desired  him  that 
he  would  shew  them  a  sign  from 
heaven.  He  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
When  it  is  evening,  ye  say,  It  will  be  fair 
weather:  for  the  sky  is  red.  And  in  the 
morning.  It  will  be  foul  weather  to  day:  for 
the  sky  is  red  and  lowering.  O  ye  hypo- 
crites, ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the  sky; 
but  can  ye  not  discern  the  signs  of  the 
times?  A  wicked  and  adulterous  genera- 
tion seeketh  after  a  sign;  and  there  shall  no 
sign  be  given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of  the 
prophet  Jonas.  And  he  left  them,  and  de- 
parted.    And  when  his  disciples  were  come 

76 


CHAPTER    XVI  77 

to  the  other  side,  they  had  forgotten  to  take 
bread. 

Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Take  heed  and 
beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducees.  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying,  It  is  because  we  have 
taken  no  bread.  Which  when  Jesus  per- 
ceived, he  said  unto  them,  O  ye  of  little  faith, 
why  reason  ye  among  yourselves,  because  ye 
have  brought  no  bread?  Do  ye  not  yet 
understand,  neither  remember  the  five 
loaves  of  the  five  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up?  Neither  the  seven 
loaves  of  the  four  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up?  How  is  it  that  ye  do 
not  understand  that  I  spake  it  not  to  you 
concerning  bread,  that  ye  should  beware  of 
the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the 
Sadducees?  Then  understood  they  how 
that  he  bade  them  not  beware  of  the  leaven 
of  bread,  but  of  the  doctrine  of  the  Pha:  isees 
and  of  the  Sadducees. 

When  Jesus  came  into  the  coasts  of  Ces- 
area  Philippi,  he  asked  his  disciples,  saying. 
Whom  do  men  say  that  I,  the  Son  of  man, 
am?    And  they  said.  Some  say  that  thou  art 


78  ST.    MATTHEW 

John  the  Baptist;  some,  Elias;  and  others, 
Jeremias,  or  one  of  the  prophets.  He  saith 
unto  them.  But  whom  say  ye  that  I  am  ?  And 
Simon  Peter  answered  and  said,  Thou  art 
the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God.  And 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Blessed 
art  thou,  Simon  Bar-jona:  for  flesh  and 
blood  hath  not  revealed  it  unto  thee,  but 
my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  And  I  say 
also  unto  thee.  That  thou  art  Peter,  and 
upon  this  rock  I  will  build  my  church;  and 
the  gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against  it. 
And  I  will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven:  and  whatsoever  thou 
shalt  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven; 
and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on  earth 
shall  be  loosed  in  heaven.  Then  charged 
he  his  disciples  that  they  should  tell  no  man 
that  he  was  Jesus  the  Christ. 

From  that  time  forth  began  Jesus  to  shew 
unto  his  disciples,  how  that  he  must  go  unto 
Jerusalem,  and  suffer  many  things  of  the 
elders  and  chief  priests  and  scribes,  and  be 
killed,  and  be  raised  again  the  third  day. 
Then  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke 
him,  saying.  Be  it  far  from  thee,  Lord:  this 


CHAPTER    XVI  79 

shall  not  be  unto  thee.  But  he  turned,  and 
said  unto  Peter,  Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan: 
thou  art  an  offence  unto  me:  for  thou 
savourest  not  the  things  that  be  of  God,  but 
those  that  be  of  men. 

Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples,  If  any 
man  will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  him- 
self, and  take  up  his  cross,  and  follow  me. 
For  whosoever  will  save  his  life  shall  lose 
it:  and  whosoever  will  lose  his  life  for  my 
sake  shall  find  it.  For  what  is  a  man  pro- 
fited, if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and 
lose  his  own  soul?  or  what  shall  a  man  give 
in  exchange  for  his  soul?  For  the  Son, of 
man  shall  come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father 
with  his  angels;  and  then  he  shall  reward 
every  man  according  to  his  works.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you.  There  be  some  standing 
here,  which  shall  not  taste  of  death,  till 
they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  his  king- 
dom. 


CHAPTER  XVII 

The  transfiguration  of  Christ.     He  healeth  the  lunatic, 
foretelleth  his  ow7i  passion,  and  payeth  tribute. 

A  ND  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh  Peter, 
/%  James,  and  John  his  brother,  and 
jL  jl  bringeth  them  up  into  a  high  moun- 
tain apart,  and  was  transfigured  before 
them:  and  his  face  did  shine  as  the  sun,  and 
his  raiment  was  white  as  the  Hght.  And, 
behold,  there  appeared  unto  them  Moses 
and  Elias  talking  with  him.  Then  answered 
Peter,  and  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good 
for  us  to  be  here:  if  thou  wilt,  let  us  make 
here  three  tabernacles;  one  for  thee,  and 
one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias.  While 
he  yet  spake,  behold,  a  bright  cloud  over- 
shadowed them:  and  behold  a  voice  out  of 
the  cloud,  which  said,  This  is  my  beloved 
Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased;  hear  ye 
him.  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they 
fell  on  their  face,  and  were  sore  afraid.  And 
Jesus  came  and  touched  them,  and  said, 

80 


CHAPTER    XVII  8i 

Arise,  and  be  not  afraid.  And  when  they 
had  lifted  up  their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man, 
save  Jesus  only.  And  as  they  came  down 
from  the  mountain,  Jesus  charged  them, 
saying,  Tell  the  vision  to  no  man,  until  the 
Son  of  man  be  risen  again  from  the  dead. 
And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  Why 
then  say  the  scribes  that  Elias  must  first 
come?  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Elias  truly  shall  first  come,  and  re- 
store all  things.  But  I  say  unto  you.  That 
Elias  is  come  already,  and  they  knew  him 
not,  but  have  done  unto  him  whatsoever 
they  hsted.  Likewise  shall  also  the  Son 
of  man  suffer  of  them.  Then  the  disciples 
understood  that  he  spake  unto  them  of 
John  the  Baptist. 

And  when  they  were  come  to  the  multi- 
tude, there  came  to  him  a  certain  man, 
kneeling  down  to  him,  and  saying.  Lord, 
have  mercy  on  my  son;  for  he  is  lunatic,  and 
sore  vexed:  for  ofttimes  he  falleth  into  the 
fire,  and  oft  into  the  water.  And  I  brought 
him  to  thy  disciples,  and  they  could  not 
cure  him.  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
O  faithless  and  perverse  generation,  how 


82  ST.    MATTHEW 

long  shall  I  be  with  you?  how  long  shall  I 
suffer  you?  bring  him  hither  to  me.  And 
Jesus  rebuked  the  devil;  and  he  departed 
out  of  him:  and  the  child  was  cured  from 
that  very  hour.  Then  came  the  disciples 
to  Jesus  apart,  and  said.  Why  could  not  we 
cast  him  out?  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Because  of  your  unbelief:  for  verily  I  say 
unto  you.  If  ye  have  faith  as  a  grain  of 
mustard  seed,  ye  shall  say  unto  this  moun- 
tain, Remove  hence  to  yonder  place;  and 
it  shall  remove:  and  nothing  shall  be  im- 
possible unto  you.  Howbeit  this  kind 
goeth  not  out  but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

And  while  they  abode  in  Galilee,  Jesus 
said  unto  them.  The  Son  of  man  shall  be 
betrayed  into  the  hands  of  men:  and  they 
shall  kill  him,  and  the  third  day  he  shall  be 
raised  again.  And  they  were  exceeding 
sorry. 

And  when  they  were  come  to  Capernaum, 
they  that  received  tribute  money  came  to 
Peter,  and  said,  Doth  not  your  master  pay 
tribute?  He  saith.  Yes.  And  when  he  was 
come  into  the  house,  Jesus  prevented  him, 
saying,    What    thinkest    thou,    Simon?    of 


CHAPTER    XVII  83 

whom  do  the  kings  of  the  earth  take  custom 
or  tribute?  of  their  own  children,  or  of 
strangers?  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Of  stran- 
gers. Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Then  are  the 
children  free.  Notwithstanding,  lest  we 
should  offend  them,  go  thou  to  the  sea,  and 
cast  a  hook,  and  take  up  the  fish  that  first 
Cometh  up;  and  when  thou  hast  opened  his 
mouth,  thou  shalt  find  a  piece  of  money: 
that  take,  and  give  unto  them  for  me  and 
thee. 


CHAPTER  XVIII 

Christ  warneth  his  disciples  to  be  humble  mid  harmless: 
to  avoid  offences,  and  not  to  despise  the  little  ones: 
teacheth  how  we  are  to  deal  with  our  brethren,  when 
they  offend  us:  and  how  oft  to  forgive  them:  which  he 
setteth  forth  by  a  parable  of  the  king,  that  took  account 
of  his  servants,  and  punished  him,  who  shewed  no  mercy 
to  his  fellow, 

A  T  THE  same  time  came  the  disciples 
/jk  unto  Jesus,  saying,  Who  is  the  great- 
JL  IL  est  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven?  And 
Jesus  called  a  little  child  unto  him,  and  set 
him  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  said,  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  Except  ye  be  converted,  and 
become  as  little  children,  ye  shall  not  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Whosoever 
therefore  shall  humble  himself  as  this  little 
child,  the  same  is  greatest  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven.  And  whoso  shall  receive  one  such 
little  child  in  my  name  receiveth  me.  But 
whoso  shall  offend  one  of  these  little  ones 
which  believe  in  me,  it  were  better  for  him 

84 


CHAPTER    XVIII  85 

that  a  millstone  were  hanged  about  his  neck, 
and  that  he  were  drowned  in  the  depth  of  the 
sea. 

Woe  unto  the  world  because  of  offences! 
for  it  must  needs  be  that  offences  come;  but 
woe  to  that  man  by  whom  the  offence 
Cometh!  Wherefore  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot 
offend  thee,  cut  them  off,  and  cast  them 
from  thee:  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into 
Hfe  halt  or  maimed,  rather  than  having  two 
hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  everlasting 
fire.  x\nd  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck 
it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee:  it  is  better  for 
thee  to  enter  into  life  with  one  eye,  rather 
than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell  fire. 
Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these 
little  ones;  for  I  say  unto  you.  That  in 
heaven  their  angels  do  always  behold  the 
face  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  For 
the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  save  that  which 
was  lost.  How  think  ye?  if  a  man  have  a 
hundred  sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone 
astray,  doth  he  not  leave  the  ninety  and 
nine,  and  goeth  into  the  mountains,  and 
seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray?  And 
if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I  say  unto  you, 


86  ST.    MATTHEW 

he  rejoiceth  more  of  that  sheep,  than  of  the 
ninety  and  nine  which  went  not  astray. 
Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  of  these  little 
ones  should  perish. 

Moreover  if  thy  brother  shall  trespass 
against  thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault  be- 
tween thee  and  him  alone:  if  he  shall  hear 
thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy  brother.  But 
if  he  will  not  hear  thee,  then  take  with  thee 
one  or  two  more,  that  in  the  mouth  of  two 
or  three  witnesses  every  word  may  be 
estabhshed.  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear 
them,  tell  it  unto  the  church:  but  if  he  neg- 
lect to  hear  the  church,  let  him  be  unto  thee 
as  a  heathen  man  and  a  publican.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you.  Whatsoever  ye  shall  bind 
on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven;  and  what- 
soever ye  shall  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed 
in  heaven.  Again  I  say  unto  you,  That 
if  two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth  as  touching 
any  thing  that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be 
done  for  them  of  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven.  For  where  two  or  three  are  gath- 
ered together  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the 
midst  of  them. 


CHAPTER    XVIII  87 

Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said.  Lord, 
how  oft  shall  my  brother  sin  against  me,  and 
I  forgive  him?  till  seven  times?  Jesus  saith 
unto  him,  I  say  not  unto  thee.  Until  seven 
times:  but.  Until  seventy  times  seven. 

Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
likened  unto  a  certain  king,  which  would 
take  account  of  his  servants.  And  when 
he  had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was  brought 
unto  him,  which  owed  him  ten  thousand 
talents.  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to 
pay,  his  lord  commanded  him  to  be  sold, 
and  his  wife,  and  children,  and  all  that  he 
had,  and  payment  to  be  made.  The  servant 
therefore  fell  down,  and  worshipped  him, 
saying.  Lord,  have  patience  with  me,  and 
I  will  pay  thee  all.  Then  the  lord  of  that 
servant  was  moved  with  compassion,  and 
loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the  debt.  But 
the  same  servant  went  out,  and  found  one 
of  his  fellow  servants,  which  owed  him  a 
hundred  pence:  and  he  laid  hands  on  him, 
and  took  him  by  the  throat,  saying,  Pay 
me  that  thou  owest.  And  his  fellow  servant 
fell  down  at  his  feet,  and  besought  him,  say- 
ing, Have  patience  with  me,   and   I   will 


88  ST.    MATTHEW 

pay  thee  all.  And  he  would  not:  but  went 
and  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay 
the  debt.  So  when  his  fellow  servants  saw 
what  was  done,  they  were  very  sorry,  and 
came  and  told  unto  their  lord  all  that  was 
done.  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he  had 
called  him,  said  unto  him,  O  thou  wicked  ser- 
vant, I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  because 
thou  desiredst  me:  shouldest  not  thou  also 
have  had  compassion  on  thy  fellow  servant, 
even  as  I  had  pity  on  thee?  And  his  lord 
was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the  tor- 
mentors, till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due 
unto  him.  So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly 
Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your 
hearts  forgive  not  every  one  his  brother 
their  trespasses. 


CHAPTER  XIX 

Christ  healeth  the  sick:  answereth  the  Pharisees  concern- 
ing divorcement:  sheweth  when  marriage  is  necessary: 
receiveth  little  children:  instructeth  the  young  man  how 
to  attain  eternal  life,  and  how  to  he  perfect:  telleth 
his  disciples  how  hard  it  is  for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God^  and  promiseth  reward  to  those  that 
forsake  any  thing  to  follow  him. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass^  that  when  Jesus 
/%  had  finished  these  sayings,  he  de- 
JL  JL  parted  from  GaHlee,  and  came  into 
the  coasts  of  Judea  beyond  Jordan;  and 
great  multitudes  followed  him;  and  he 
healed  them  there. 

The  Pharisees  also  came  unto  him,  tempt- 
ing him,  and  saying  unto  him.  Is  it  lawful 
for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife  for  every 
cause?  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Have  ye  not  read,  that  he  which  made 
them  at  the  beginning  made  them  male  and 
female,  and  said.  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave 

89 


90  ST.    MATTHEW 

to  his  wife:  and  they  twain  shall  be  one 
flesh?  Wherefore  they  are  no  more  twain, 
but  one  flesh.  What  therefore  God  hath 
joined  together,  let  not  man  put  asunder. 
They  say  unto  him.  Why  did  Moses  then 
command  to  give  a  writing  of  divorcement, 
and  to  put  her  away?  He  saith  unto  them, 
Moses  because  of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts 
suffered  you  to  put  away  your  wives:  but 
from  the  beginning  it  was  not  so.  And  I 
say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his 
wife,  except  it  be  for  fornication,  and  shall 
marry  another,  committeth  adultery:  and 
whoso  marrieth  her  which  is  put  away  doth 
commit  adultery. 

His  disciples  say  unto  him,  If  the  case  of 
the  man  be  so  with  his  wife,  it  is  not  good  to 
marry.  But  he  said  unto  them.  All  men  can- 
not receive  this  saying,  save  they  to  whom  it 
is  given.  For  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which 
were  so  born  from  their  mother's  womb:  and 
there  are  some  eunuchs,  which  were  made 
eunuchs  of  men:  and  there  be  eunuchs, 
which  have  made  themselves  eunuchs  for 
the  kingdom  of  heaven's  sake.  He  that 
is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it. 


CHAPTER    XIX  91 

Then  were  there  brought  unto  him  Httle 
children,  that  he  should  put  his  hands  on 
them,  and  pray:  and  the  disciples  rebuked 
them.  But  Jesus  said,  Suffer  little  children, 
and  forbid  them  not,  to  come  unto  me; 
for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  And 
he  laid  his  hands  on  them,  and  departed 
thence. 

And,  behold,  one  came  and  said  unto 
him.  Good  Master,  what  good  thing  shall  I 
do,  that  I  may  have  eternal  life?  And  he 
said  unto  him.  Why  callest  thou  me  good? 
there  is  none  good  but  one,  that  is,  God: 
but  if  thou  wilt  enter  into  life,  keep  the 
commandments.  He  saith  unto  him.  Which? 
Jesus  said.  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder.  Thou 
shalt  not  commit  adultery.  Thou  shalt  not 
steal.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness. 
Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother:  and 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 
The  young  man  saith  unto  him.  All  these 
things  have  I  kept  from  my  youth  up:  what 
lack  I  yet?  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If  thou 
wilt  be  perfect,  go  and  sell  that  thou  hast, 
and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have 
treasure  in  heaven :  and  come  and  follow  me. 


92  ST.    MATTHEW 

But  when  the  young  man  heard  that  saying, 
he  went  away  sorrowful:  for  he  had  great 
possessions. 

Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples,  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  That  a  rich  man  shall  hardly 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  And 
again  I  say  unto  you,  It  is  easier  for  a  camel 
to  go  through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God.  When  his  disciples  heard  it,  they 
were  exceedingly  amazed,  saying,  Who 
then  can  be  saved?  But  Jesus  beheld 
them,  and  said  unto  them.  With  men  this 
is  impossible;  but  with  God  all  things  are 
possible. 

Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  we  have  forsaken  all,  and  followed 
thee;  what  shall  we  have  therefore?  And 
Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto 
yovi.  That  ye  which  have  followed  me, 
in  the  regeneration  when  the  Son  of  man 
shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory,  ye 
also  shall  sit  upon  twelve  thrones,  judg- 
ing the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel-  And  every 
one  that  hath  forsaken  houses,  or  breth- 
ren,  or    sisters,   or    father,    or   mother,  or 


CHAPTER    XIX  93 

wife,  or  children,  or  lands,  for  my  name's 
sake,  shall  receive  a  hundredfold,  and  shall 
inherit  everlasting  life.  But  many  that 
are  first  shall  be  last;  and  the  last  shall 
be  first. 


CHAPTER  XX 

Christy  by  the  similitude  of  the  labourers  in  the  vineyard, 
sheweth  that  God  is  debtor  unto  no  man:  foretelleth  his 
passio7i:  by  answering  the  mother  of  Zebedee's  children 
teacheth  his  disciples  to  be  lowly:  and  giveth  two  blind 
men  their  sight. 

FOR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  Hke  unto 
a  man  that  is  a  householder,  which 
went  out  early  in  the  morning  to 
hire  labourers  into  his  vineyard.  And  when 
he  had  agreed  with  the  labourers  for  a 
penny  a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 
And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour,  and 
saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  marketplace, 
and  said  unto  them;  Go  ye  also  into  the 
vineyard,  and  whatsoever  is  right  I  will  give 
you.  And  they  went  their  way.  Again 
he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and  ninth  hour, 
and  did  likewise.  And  about  the  eleventh 
hour  he  went  out,  and  found  others  standing 
idle,  and  saith  unto  them.  Why  stand  ye 
here  all  the  day  idle?    They  say  unto  him, 

94 


CHAPTER    XX  95 

Because  no  man  hath  hired  us.  He  saith 
unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard; 
and  whatsoever  is  right,  that  shall  ye  re- 
ceive. So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord 
of  the  vineyard  saith  unto  his  steward.  Call 
the  labourers,  and  give  them  their  hire,  be- 
ginning from  the  last  unto  the  first.  And 
when  they  came  that  were  hired  about  the 
eleventh  hour,  they  received  every  man  a 
penny.  But  when  the  first  came,  they 
supposed  that  they  should  have  received 
more;  and  they  likewise  received  every  man 
a  penny.  And  when  they  had  received  it, 
they  murmured  against  the  goodman  of 
the  house,  saying,  These  last  have  wrought 
but  one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them 
equal  unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden 
and  heat  of  the  day.  But  he  answered  one 
of  them,  and  said.  Friend,  I  do  thee  no 
wrong:  didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a 
penny?  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thy  way: 
I  will  give  unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee. 
Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I  will  with 
mine  own  ?  Is  thine  eye  evil,  because  I  am 
good?  So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first 
last:  for  many  be  called,  but  few  chosen. 


96  ST.    MATTHEW 

And  Jesus  going  up  to  Jerusalem  took  the 
twelve  disciples  apart  in  the  way,  and  said 
unto  them.  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem; 
and  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  betrayed  unto 
the  chief  priests  and  unto  the  scribes,  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death,  and  shall 
deliver  him  to  the  Gentiles  to  mock,  and  to 
scourge,  and  to  crucify  him:  and  the  third 
day  he  shall  rise  again. 

Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of  Zebe- 
dee's  children  with  her  sons,  worshipping 
him,  and  desiring  a  certain  thing  of  him. 
And  he  said  unto  her,  What  wilt  thou? 
She  saith  unto  him,  Grant  that  these  my  two 
sons  may  sit,  the  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  the  left,  in  thy  kingdom.  Bisit 
Jesus  answered  and  said.  Ye  know  not  what 
ye  ask.  Are  ye  able  to  drink  of  the  cup  that 
I  shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  baptized  with 
the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with? 
They  say  unto  him.  We  are  able.  And  he 
saith  unto  them.  Ye  shall  drink  indeed  of  my 
cup,  and  be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that 
I  am  baptized  with:  but  to  sit  on  my  right 
hand,  and  on  my  left,  is  not  mine  to  give, 
but  it  shall  be  given  to  them  for  whom  it  is 


CHAPTER    XX  97 

prepared  of  my  Father.  And  when  the 
ten  heard  it,  they  were  moved  with  indigna- 
tion against  the  two  brethren.  But  Jesus 
called  them  unto  him,  and  said.  Ye  know 
that  the  princes  of  the  Gentiles  exercise 
dominion  over  them,  and  they  that  are  great 
exercise  authority  upon  them.  But  it 
shall  not  be  so  among  you:  but  whosoever 
will  be  great  among  you,  let  him  be  your 
minister;  and  whosoever  will  be  chief 
among  you,  let  him  be  your  servant:  even 
as  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  minis- 
tered unto,  but  to  minister,  and  to  give  his 
life  a  ransom  for  many.  And  as  they  de- 
parted from  Jericho,  a  great  multitude  fol- 
lowed him. 

And,  behold,  two  blind  men  sitting  by  the 
way  side,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus  passed 
by,  cried  out,  saying.  Have  mercy  on  us,  O 
Lord,  thou  Son  of  David.  And  the  multi- 
tude rebuked  them,  because  they  should 
hold  their  peace:  but  they  cried  the  more, 
saying,  Have  mercy  on  us,  O  Lord,  thou 
Son  of  David.  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and 
called  them,  and  said.  What  will  ye  that 
I    shall    do    unto    you?    They    say   unto 


98  ST.    MATTHEW 

him,  Lord,  that  our  eyes  may  be  opened. 
So  Jesus  had  compassion  on  them,  and 
touched  their  eyes:  and  immediately  their 
eyes  received  sight,  and  they  followed 
him. 


CHAPTER  XXI 

Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem  upon  an  ass,  driveth  the 
buyers  and  sellers  out  of  the  temple^  curseth  the  fig  tree^ 
putteth  to  silence  the  priests  and  elders^  and  rebuketh 
them  by  the  similitude  of  the  two  sons^  and  the  husband- 
men,  who  slew  such  as  were  sent  unto  them, 

A  ND  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Jeru- 
/%  salem,  and  were  come  to  Bethphage, 
JL  JL.  unto  the  mount  of  Olives^  then  sent 
Jesus  two  disciples,  saying  unto  them.  Go 
into  the  village  over  against  you,  and 
straightway  ye  shall  find  an  ass  tied,  and  a 
colt  with  her:  loose  them,  and  bring  them 
unto  me.  And  if  any  man  say  aught  unto 
you,  ye  shall  say,  The  Lord  hath  need  of 
them;  and  straightway  he  will  send  them. 
All  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet,  saying, 
Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sion,  Behold,  thy 
King  Cometh  unto  thee,  meek,  and  sitting 
upon  an  ass,  and  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 
And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  as  Jesus 

99 


loo  ST.    IMATTHEW 

commanded  them,  and  brought  the  ass,  and 
the  colt,  and  put  on  them  their  clothes,  and 
they  set  him  thereon.  And  a  very  great 
multitude  spread  their  garments  in  the  way; 
others  cut  down  branches  from  the  trees, 
and  strewed  them  in  the  way.  And  the 
multitudes  that  went  before,  and  that  fol- 
lowed, cried,  saying,  Hosanna  to  the  Son 
of  David:  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord;  Hosanna  in  the  highest. 
And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all 
the  city  was  moved,  saying.  Who  is  this? 
And  the  multitude  said,  This  is  Jesus  the 
prophet  of  Nazareth  of  Galilee. 

And  Jesus  went  into  the  temple  of  God, 
and  cast  out  all  them  that  sold  and  bought  in 
the  temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money  changers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that 
sold  doves,  and  said  unto  them,  It  is  written. 
My  house  shall  be  called  the  house  of  prayer; 
but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves.  And 
the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to  him  in  the 
temple;  and  he  healed  them.  And  when  the 
chief  priests  and  scribes  saw  the  wonderful 
things  that  he  did,  and  the  children  crying 
in  the  temple,  and  saying,  Hosanna  to  the 


CHAPTER    XXI  loi 

Son  of  David;  they  were  sore  displeased, 
and  said  unto  him,  Hearest  thou  what  these 
say?  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Yea; 
have  ye  never  read,  Out  of  the  mouth  of 
babes  and  suckhngs  thou  hast  perfected 
praise? 

And  he  left  them,  and  went  out  of  the  city 
into  Bethany;  and  he  lodged  there.  Now 
in  the  morning,  as  he  returned  into  the  city, 
he  hungered.  And  when  he  saw  a  fig  tree 
in  the  way,  he  came  to  it,  and  found  noth- 
ing thereon,  but  leaves  only,  and  said  unto 
it.  Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee  henceforward 
for  ever.  And  presently  the  fig  tree  with- 
ered away.  And  when  the  disciples  saw  it, 
they  marvelled,  saying.  How  soon  is  the  fig 
tree  withered  away!  Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  If  ye 
have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  ye  shall  not  only 
do  this  which  is  done  to  the  fig  tree,  but  also 
if  ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou 
removed,  and  be  thou  cast  into  the  sea;  it 
shall  be  done.  And  all  things,  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  in  prayer,  believing,  ye  shall 
receive. 

And  when  he  was  come  into  the  temple, 


I02  ST.    MATTHEW 

the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the  people 
came  unto  him  as  he  was  teaching,  and  said. 
By  what  authority  doest  thou  these  things? 
and  who  gave  thee  this  authority?  And 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I  also 
will  ask  you  one  thing,  which  if  ye  tell  me, 
I  in  like  wise  will  tell  you  by  what  authority 
I  do  these  things.  The  baptism  of  John, 
whence  was  it?  from  heaven,  or  of  men? 
And  they  reasoned  with  themselves,  say- 
ing. If  we  shall  say,  From  heaven;  he 
will  say  unto  us.  Why  did  ye  not  then  be- 
heve  him?  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men; 
we  fear  the  people;  for  all  hold  John  as  a 
prophet.  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and 
said.  We  cannot  tell.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Neither  tell  I  you  by  what  authority 
I  do  these  things. 

But  what  think  ye?  A  certain  man  had 
two  sons;  and  he  came  to  the  first,  and  said. 
Son,  go  work  to  day  in  my  vineyard.  He 
answered  and  said,  I  will  not;  but  afterward 
he  repented,  and  went.  And  he  came  to  the 
second,  and  said  likewise.  And  he  answered 
and  said,  I  go,  sir;  and  went  not.  Whether 
of  them  twain  did  the  will  of  his  father? 


CHAPTER    XXI  103 

They  say  unto  him.  The  first.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That 
the  publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the 
kingdom  of  God  before  you.  For  John 
came  unto  you  in  the  way  of  righteousness, 
and  ye  believed  him  not;  but  the  pubHcans 
and  the  harlots  believed  him:  and  ye,  when 
ye  had  seen  it,  repented  not  afterward,  that 
ye  might  believe  him. 

Hear  another  parable:  There  was  a  cer- 
tain householder,  which  planted  a  vineyard, 
and  hedged  it  round  about,  and  digged  a 
winepress  in  it,  and  built  a  tower,  and  let  it 
out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  into  a  far 
country:  and  when  the  time  of  the  fruit 
drew  near,  he  sent  his  servants  to  the  hus- 
bandmen, that  they  might  receive  the  fruits 
of  it.  And  the  husbandmen  took  his  ser- 
vants, and  beat  one,  and  killed  another,  and 
stoned  another.  Again,  he  sent  other  ser- 
vants more  than  the  first:  and  they  did  unto 
them  likewise.  But  last  of  all  he  sent  unto 
them  his  son,  saying.  They  will  reverence 
my  son.  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw 
the  son,  they  said  among  themselves.  This 
is  the  heir;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  let  us 


I04  ST.    MATTHEW 

seize  on  his  inheritance.  And  they  caught 
him,  and  cast  him  out  of  the  vineyard,  and 
slew  him.  When  the  lord  therefore  of  the 
vineyard  cometh,  what  will  he  do  unto  those 
husbandmen?  They  say  unto  him,  He  will 
miserably  destroy  those  wicked  men,  and 
will  let  out  his  vineyard  unto  other  husband- 
men, which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in 
their  seasons.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Did 
ye  never  read  in  the  Scriptures,  The  stone 
which  the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is 
become  the  head  of  the  corner:  this  is  the 
Lord's  doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our 
eyes?  Therefore  say  I  unto  you,  The  king- 
dom of  God  shall  be  taken  from  you,  and 
given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits 
thereof.  And  whosoever  shall  fall  on  this 
stone  shall  be  broken:  but  on  whomsoever 
it  shall  fall,  it  will  grind  him  to  powder. 
And  when  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees 
had  heard  his  parables,  they  perceived  that 
he  spake  of  them.  But  when  they  sought 
to  lay  hands  on  him,  they  feared  the  multi- 
tude, because  they  took  him  for  a  prophet. 


CHAPTER  XXII 

The  parable  of  the  marriage  of  the  kings  son.  The 
vocation  of  the  Gentiles,  The  punishnent  of  him  that 
wanted  the  wedding  garment.  Tribute  ought  to  be  paid 
to  Cesar.  Christ  confuteth  the  Sadducees  for  the  resur- 
rection: answereth  the  lawyer^  which  is  the  first  and  great 
commandment:  and  poseth  the  Pharisees  about  the 
Messias. 

A  ND  Jesus  answered  and  spake  unto 
/%  them  again  by  parables,  and  said, 
JL  JL  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a 
certain  king,  which  made  a  marriage  for  his 
son,  and  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them 
that  were  bidden  to  the  wedding:  and  they 
would  not  come.  Again,  he  sent  forth  other 
servants,  saying.  Tell  them  which  are  bid- 
den. Behold,  I  have  prepared  my  dinner: 
my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are  killed,  and  all 
things  are  ready:  come  unto  the  marriage. 
But  they  made  light  of  it,  and  went  their 
ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to  his  mer- 
chandise:  and   the   remnant  took  his  ser- 

105 


io6  ST.    MATTHEW 

vants,  and  entreated  them  spitefully,  and 
slew  them.  But  when  the  king  heard  there- 
of, he  was  wroth:  and  he  sent  forth  his 
armies,  and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and 
burned  up  their  city.  Then  saith  he  to  his 
servants.  The  wedding  is  ready,  but  they 
which  were  bidden  were  not  worthy.  Go 
ye  therefore  into  the  highways,  and  as  many 
as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the  marriage.  So 
those  servants  went  out  into  the  highways, 
and  gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they 
found,  both  bad  and  good:  and  the  wedding 
was  furnished  with  guests. 

And  when  the  king  came  in  to  see  the 
guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had  not 
on  a  wedding  garment:  and  he  saith  unto 
him.  Friend,  how  camest  thou  in  hither  not 
having  a  wedding  garment?  And  he  was 
speechless.  Then  said  the  king  to  the  ser- 
vants. Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  take  him 
away,  and  cast  him  into  outer  darkness; 
there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 
For  many  are  called,  but  few  are  chosen. 

Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  coun- 
sel how  they  might  entangle  him  in  his 
talk.     And  they  sent  out  unto  him  their 


CHAPTER    XXII  107 

disciples  with  the  Herodians,  saying,  Mas- 
ter, we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and  teach- 
est  the  way  of  God  in  truth,  neither  carest 
thou  for  any  man:  for  thou  regardest  not 
the  person  of  men.  Tell  us  therefore,  What 
thinkest  thou?  Is  it  lawful  to  give  tribute 
unto  Cesar,  or  not?  But  Jesus  perceived 
their  wickedness,  and  said,  Why  tempt 
ye  me,  ye  hypocrites?  Shew  me  the  tri- 
bute money.  And  they  brought  unto  him 
a  penny.  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Whose 
is  this  image  and  superscription?  They 
say  unto  him,  Cesar's.  Then  saith  he  unto 
them.  Render  therefore  unto  Cesar  the 
things  which  are  Cesar's;  and  unto  God  the 
things  that  are  God's.  When  they  had 
heard  these  words,  they  marvelled,  and  left 
him,  and  went  their  way. 

The  same  day  came  to  him  the  Sadducees, 
which  say  that  there  is  no  resurrection, 
and  asked  him,  saying.  Master,  Moses  said, 
If  a  man  die,  having  no  children,  his  brother 
shall  marry  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed  unto 
his  brother.  Now  there  were  with  us  seven 
brethren:  and  the  first,when  he  had  married 
a  wife,  deceased,  and,  having  no  issue,  left 


io8  ST.    MATTHEW 

his  wife  unto  his  brother:  Hkewise  the  second 
also,  and  the  third,  unto  the  seventh.  And 
last  of  all  the  woman  died  also.  Therefore 
in  the  resurrection,  whose  wife  shall  she  be 
of  the  seven?  for  they  all  had  her.  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  do  err, 
not  knowing  the  Scriptures,  nor  the  power 
of  God.  For  in  the  resurrection  they  neither 
marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage,  but  are 
as  the  angels  of  God  in  heaven.  But  as 
touching  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  have 
ye  not  read  that  which  was  spoken  unto  you 
by  God,  saying,  I  am  the  God  of  Abraham, 
and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob? 
God  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  of 
the  living.  And  when  the  multitude  heard 
this,  they  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

But  when  the  Pharisees  had  heard  that 
he  had  put  the  Sadducees  to  silence,  they 
were  gathered  together.  Then  one  of  them, 
which  was  a  lawyer,  asked  him  a  question, 
tempting  him,  and  saying.  Master,  which 
is  the  great  commandment  in  the  law? 
Jesus  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind.     This 


CHAPTER    XXII  109 

is  the  first  and  great  commandment.  And 
the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  On  these  two 
commandments  hang  all  the  law  and  the 
prophets. 

While  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  to- 
gether, Jesus  asked  them  saying,  What 
think  ye  of  Christ?  whose  son  is  he?  They 
say  unto  him.  The  son  of  David.  He  saith 
unto  them,  How  then  doth  David  in  spirit 
call  him  Lord,  saying,  The  Lord  said  unto 
my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand,  till 
I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool?  If 
David  then  call  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son  ? 
And  no  man  was  able  to  answer  him  a  word, 
neither  durst  any  man  from  that  day  forth 
ask  him  any  more  questions. 


CHAPTER  XXIII 

Christ  admonisheth  the  people  to  follow  the  good  doc- 
trine y  not  the  evil  examples ^  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees. 
His  disciples  7iiust  beware  of  their  ambition.  He 
denounceth  eight  woes  against  their  hypocrisy  and 
blindness:  and  prophesieth  of  the  destruction  of  Jeru- 
salein. 

THEN  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitude, 
and  to  his  disciples,  saying,  The 
scribes  and  the  Pharisees  sit  in  Moses' 
seat:  all  therefore  whatsoever  they  bid  you 
observe,  that  observe  and  do;  but  do  not 
ye  after  their  works:  for  they  say,  and  do 
not.  For  they  bind  heavy  burdens  and 
grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay  them  on  men's 
shoulders;  but  they  themselves  will  not 
move  them  with  one  of  their  fingers.  But 
all  their  works  they  do  for  to  be  seen  of  men : 
they  make  broad  their  phylacteries,  and 
enlarge  the  borders  of  their  garments,  and 
love  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts,  and  the 
chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  greetings 

no 


CHAPTER    XXIII         III 

in  the  markets,  and  to  be  called  of  men, 
Rabbi,  Rabbi.  But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi: 
for  one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ;  and 
ail  ye  are  brethren.  And  call  no  man  your 
father  upon  the  earth:  for  one  is  your 
Father,  which  is  in  heaven.  Neither  be  ye 
called  masters:  for  one  is  your  Master,  even 
Christ.  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you 
shall  be  your  servant.  And  whosoever  shall 
exalt  himself  shall  be  abased;  and  he  that 
shall  humble  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites!  for  ye  shut  up  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  against  men:  for  ye  neither  go  in 
yourselves,  neither  suffer  ye  them  that  are 
entering  to  go  in.  Woe  unto  you,  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  devour 
widows'  houses,  and  for  a  pretence  make 
long  prayer:  therefore  ye  shall  receive  the 
greater  damnation.  Woe  unto  you,  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  compass 
sea  and  land  to  make  one  proselyte;  and 
v/hen  he  is  made,  ye  make  him  twofold 
more  the  child  of  hell  than  yourselves.  Woe 
unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say.  Who- 
soever shall  swear  by  the  temple^  it  is  noth- 


112  ST.    MATTHEW 

ing;  but  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  gold 
of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor!  Ye  fools  and 
blind:  for  whether  is  greater,  the  gold,  or 
the  temple  that  sanctifieth  the  gold?  And, 
Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it  is 
nothing;  but  whosoever  sweareth  by  the 
gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is  guilty.  Ye  fools 
and  blind:  for  whether  is  greater,  the  gift, 
or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth  the  gift?  Whoso 
therefore  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  sweareth 
by  it,  and  by  all  things  thereon.  And  whoso 
shall  swear  by  the  temple,  sweareth  by  it, 
and  by  him  that  dwelleth  therein.  And 
he  that  shall  swear  by  heaven,  sweareth 
by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him  that  sit- 
teth  thereon.  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  pay  tithe  of 
mint  and  anise  and  cummin,  and  have 
omitted  the  weightier  matters  of  the  law, 
judgment,  mercy,  and  faith:  these  ought  ye 
to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other 
undone.  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain  at 
a  gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel.  Woe  unto 
you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for 
ye  make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and 
of  the  platter,  but  within  they  are  full  of 


CHAPTER    XXIII         113 

extortion  and  excess.  Thou  blind  Pharisee, 
cleanse  first  that  which  is  within  the  cup 
and  platter,  that  the  outside  of  them  may 
be  clean  also.  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  are  like  unto 
whited  sepulchres,  which  indeed  appear 
beautiful  outward,  but  are  within  full  of 
dead  men's  bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness. 
Even  so  ye  also  outwardly  appear  righteous 
unto  men,  but  within  ye  are  full  of  hypoc- 
risy and  iniquity.  Woe  unto  you,  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  because  ye  build 
the  tombs  of  the  prophets,  and  garnish  the 
sepulchres  of  the  righteous,  and  say.  If  we 
had  been  in  the  days  of  our  fathers,  we 
would  not  have  been  partakers  with  them 
in  the  blood  of  the  prophets.  Wherefore 
ye  be  witnesses  unto  yourselves,  that  ye  are 
the  children  of  them  which  killed  the  pro- 
phets. Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your 
fathers.  Ye  serpents,  ye  generation  of 
vipers,  how  can  ye  escape  the  damnation  of 
hell? 

W^herefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you  pro- 
phets, and  wise  men,  and  scribes:  and  some 
of  them  ye  shall  kill  and  crucify;  and  some 


114  ST.    MATTHEW 

of  them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  synagogues, 
and  persecute  them  from  city  to  city:  that 
upon  you  may  come  all  the  righteous  blood 
shed  upon  the  earth,  from  the  blood  of 
righteous  Abel  unto  the  blood  of  Zacharias 
son  of  Barachias,  whom  ye  slew  between 
the  temple  and  the  altar.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  All  these  things  shall  come  upon  this 
generation.  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou 
that  killest  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them 
which  are  sent  unto  thee,  how  often  would  I 
have  gathered  thy  children  together,  even 
as  a  hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under  her 
wings,  and  ye  would  not!  Behold,  your 
house  is  left  unto  you  desolate.  For  I  say 
unto  you.  Ye  shall  not  see  me  henceforth, 
till  ye  shall  say.  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 


CHAPTER  XXIV 

Christ  for etelleth  the  destruction  of  the  temple:  what  and 
how  great  calamities  shall  be  before  it:  the  signs  of  hi^ 
coming  to  judgment.  And  because  that  day  and  hour 
is  unknown,  we  ought  to  watch  like  good  servants,  ex- 
pecting every  moment  our  master  s  coming. 

4  ND  Jesus  went  out,  and  departed  from 
/%  the  temple:  and  his  disciples  came 
X  JL  to  him  for  to  shew  him  the  build- 
ings of  the  temple.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
them,  See  ye  not  all  these  things?  verily  I 
say  unto  you.  There  shall  not  be  left  here 
one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not  be 
thrown  down. 

And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of  Olives, 
the  disciples  came  unto  him  privately,  say- 
ing, Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things  be?  and 
what  shall  be  the  sign  of  thy  coming,  and  of 
the  end  of  the  world?  And  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Take  heed  that  no  man 
deceive  you.  For  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ;  and  shall  de- 
ns 


ii6  ST.    MATTHEW 

ceive  many.  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and 
rumours  of  wars:  see  that  ye  be  not  trou- 
bled: for  all  these  things  must  come  to  pass, 
but  the  end  is  not  yet.  For  nation  shall 
rise  against  nation,  and  kingdom  against 
kingdom:  and  there  shall  be  famines,  and 
pestilences,  and  earthquakes,  in  divers 
places.  All  these  are  the  beginning  of  sor- 
rows. Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up  to 
be  afflicted,  and  shall  kill  you:  and  ye  shall 
be  hated  of  all  nations  for  my  name's  sake. 
And  then  shall  many  be  offended,  and  shall 
betray  one  another,  and  shall  hate  one  an- 
other. And  many  false  prophets  shall  rise, 
and  shall  deceive  many.  And  because 
iniquity  shall  abound,  the  love  of  many 
shall  wax  cold.  But  he  that  shall  endure 
unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved.  And 
this  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be  preached 
in  all  the  world  for  a  witness  unto  all  na- 
tions; and  then  shall  the  end  come.  When 
ye  therefore  shall  see  the  abomination  of 
desolation,  spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet, 
stand  in  the  holy  place,  (whoso  readeth, 
let  him  understand,)  then  let  them  which 
be  in  Judea  flee  into  the  mountains:  let  him 


CHAPTER    XXIV  117 

which  is  on  the  housetop  not  come  down  to 
take  any  thing  out  of  his  house:  neither  let 
him  which  is  in  the  field  return  back  to  take 
his  clothes.  And  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give  suck  in 
those  days!  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  the  winter,  neither  on  the  sabbath 
day:  for  then  shall  be  great  tribulation,  such 
as  was  not  since  the  beginning  of  the  world 
to  this  time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.  And 
except  those  days  should  be  shortened, 
there  should  no  flesh  be  saved:  but  for  the 
elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be  shortened. 
Then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto  you,  Lo, 
here  is  Christ,  or  there;  believe  it  not.  For 
there  shall  arise  false  Christs,  and  false 
prophets,  and  shall  shew  great  signs  and 
wonders;  insomuch  that,  if  it  were  possible, 
they  shall  deceive  the  very  elect.  Behold, 
I  have  told  you  before.  Wherefore  if  they 
shall  say  unto  you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the  des- 
ert; go  not  forth:  behold,  he  is  in  the  secret 
chambers;  believe  it  not.  For  as  the  light- 
ning Cometh  out  of  the  east,  and  shineth 
even  unto  the  west;  so  shall  also  the  coming 
of  the  Son  of  man   be.     For  wheresoever 


ii8  ST.    MATTHEW 

the  carcass  is,  there  will  the  eagles  be 
gathered  together. 

Immediately  after  the  tribulation  of  those 
days  shall  the  sun  be  darkened,  and  the 
moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and  the  stars 
shall  fall  from  heaven,  and  the  powers  of 
the  heavens  shall  be  shaken:  and  then  shall 
appear  the  sign  of  the  Son  of  man  in  heaven : 
and  then  shall  all  the  tribes  of  the  earth 
mourn,  and  they  shall  see  the  Son  of  man 
coming  in  the  clouds  of  heaven  with  power 
and  great  glory.  And  he  shall  send  his 
angels  with  a  great  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and 
they  shall  gather  together  his  elect  from  the 
four  winds,  from  one  end  of  heaven  to  the 
other.  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  fig  tree; 
When  his  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth 
forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh: 
so  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  see  all  these 
things,  know  that  it  is  near,  even  at  the 
doors.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This  genera- 
tion shall  not  pass,  till  all  these  things  be 
fulfilled.  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away, 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth  no 
man,  no,  not  the  angels  of  heaven,  but  my 


CHAPTER    XXIV  119 

Father  only.  But  as  the  days  of  Noe  were, 
so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man 
be.  For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before  the 
flood  they  were  eating  and  drinking,  marry- 
ing and  giving  in  marriage,  until  the  day 
that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark,  and  knew 
not  until  the  flood  came,  and  took  them  all 
away;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son 
of  man  be.  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  field; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 
Two  women  shall  be  grinding  at  the  mill; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 
Watch  therefore;  for  ye  know  not  what 
hour  your  Lord  doth  come.  But  know 
this,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the  house  had 
known  in  what  watch  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  have  watched,  and  would  not  have 
sufi^ered  his  house  to  be  broken  up.  There- 
fore be  ye  also  ready:  for  in  such  an  hour  as 
ye  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh.  Who 
then  is  a  faithful  and  wise  servant,  whom 
his  lord  hath  made  ruler  over  his  household, 
to  give  them  meat  in  due  season?  Blessed 
is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he 
Cometh  shall  find  so  doing.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  That  he  shall  make  him  ruler 


I20  ST.    MATTHEW 

over  all  his  goods.  But  and  if  that  evil 
servant  shall  say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  de- 
layeth  his  coming;  and  shall  begin  to  smite 
his  fellow  servants,  and  to  eat  and  drink 
with  the  drunken;  the  lord  of  that  servant 
shall  come  in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for 
him,  and  in  an  hour  that  he  is  not  aware  of, 
and  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  appoint  him 
his  portion  with  the  hypocrites:  there  shall 
be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


CHAPTER  XXV 

The  parable  of  the  ten  virgins^  and  of  the  talents.    Also 
the  description  of  the  last  judgment, 

THEN  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be 
likened  unto  ten  virgins,  which  took 
their  lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet 
the  bridegroom.  And  five  of  them  were 
wise,  and  five  were  foolish.  They  that  were 
foolish  took  their  lamps,  and  took  no  oil 
with  them:  but  the  wise  took  oil  in  their 
vessels  with  their  lamps.  While  the  bride- 
groom tarried,  they  all  slumbered  and  slept. 
And  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry  made, 
Behold,  the  bridegroom  cometh;  go  ye  out 
to  meet  him.  Then  all  those  virgins  arose, 
and  trimmed  their  lamps.  And  the  foolish 
said  unto  the  wise.  Give  us  of  your  oil; 
for  our  lamps  are  gone  out.  But  the  wise 
answered,  saying.  Not  so;  lest  there  be  not 
enough  for  us  and  you:  but  go  ye  rather  to 
them  that  sell,  and  buy  for  yourselves.  And 
while  they  went  to  buy,  the  bridegroom  came; 


122  ST.    MATTHEW 

and  they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him 
to  the  marriage:  and  the  door  was  shut.  Af- 
terward came  also  the  other  virgins^  saying, 
Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us.  But  he  answered  and 
said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not. 
Watch  therefore;  for  ye  know  neither  the  day 
nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 
For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  as  a  man 
travelling  into  a  far  country,  who  called  his 
own  servants,  and  delivered  unto  them  his 
goods.  And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents, 
to  another  two,  and  to  another  one;  to  every 
man  according  to  his  several  ability;  and 
straightway  took  his  journey.  Then  he 
that  had  received  the  five  talents  went  and 
traded  with  the  same,  and  made  them  other 
five  talents.  And  likewise  he  that  had 
received  two,  he  also  gained  other  two.  But 
he  that  had  received  one  went  and  digged  in 
the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord's  money.  After 
a  long  time  the  lord  of  those  servants 
cometh,  and  reckoneth  with  them.  And 
so  he  that  had  received  five  talents  came 
and  brought  other  five  talents,  saying.  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five  talents:  be- 
hold, I  have  gained  beside  them  five  talents 


CHAPTER    XXV  123 

more.  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done, 
thou  good  and  faithful  servant:  thou  hast 
been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make 
thee  ruler  over  many  things:  enter  thou  into 
the  joy  of  thy  lord.  He  also  that  had  re- 
ceived two  talents  came  and  said.  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  unto  me  two  talents:  be- 
hold, I  have  gained  two  other  talents  beside 
them.  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant;  thou  hast  been 
faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee 
ruler  over  many  things:  enter  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thy  lord.  Then  he  which  had  re- 
ceived the  one  talent  came  and  said,  Lord, 
I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  a  hard  man, 
reaping  where  thou  hast  not  sown,  and 
gathering  where  thou  hast  not  strewed: 
and  I  was  afraid,  and  went  and  hid  thy 
talent  in  the  earth:  lo,  there  thou  hast  that 
is  thine.  His  lord  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  wicked  and  slothful  servant, 
thou  knewest  that  I  reap  where  I  sowed  not, 
and  gather  where  I  have  not  strewed:  thou 
oughtest  therefore  to  have  put  my  money 
to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at  my  coming 
I  should  have  received  mine  own  with  usury. 


124  ST.    MATTHEW 

Take  therefore  the  talent  from  him,  and  give 
it  unto  him  which  hath  ten  talents.  For 
unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be  given,  and 
he  shall  have  abundance:  but  from  him  that 
hath  not  shall  be  taken  away  even  that 
which  he  hath.  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable 
servant  into  outer  darkness:  there  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his 
glory,  and  all  the  holy  angels  with  him,  then 
shall  he  sit  upon  the  throne  of  his  glory: 
and  before  him  shall  be  gathered  all  nations: 
and  he  shall  separate  them  one  from  an- 
other, as  a  shepherd  divideth  his  sheep  from 
the  goats:  and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his 
right  hand,  but  the  goats  on  the  left.  Then 
shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his  right 
hand.  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  in- 
herit the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  word:  for  I  was  a  hung- 
ered, and  ye  gave  me  meat:  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  drink:  I  was  a  stranger,  and 
ye  took  me  in:  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me: 
I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me:  I  was  in  pri- 
son, and  ye  came  unto  me.  Then  shall  the 
righteous  answer  him,  saying.  Lord,  when 


CHAPTER    XXV  125 

saw  we  thee  a  hungered,  and  fed  thee?  or 
thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink?  when  saw  we 
thee  a  stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ?  or  naked, 
and  clothed  thee?  or  when  saw  we  thee  sick, 
or  in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee?  And  the 
King  shall  answer  and  say  unto  them. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Inasmuch  as  ye  have 
done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my 
brethren,  ye  have  done  it  unto  me.  Then 
shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on  the  left  hand. 
Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed,  into  everlasting 
fire,  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels: 
for  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye  gave  me  no 
meat:  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no 
drink:  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not 
in:  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not:  sick,  and 
in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me  not.  Then 
shall  they  also  answer  him,  saying,  Lord, 
when  saw  we  thee  a  hungered,  or  athirst, 
or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison, 
and  did  not  minister  unto  thee?  Then 
shall  he  answer  them,  saying.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you.  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one  of 
the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not  to  me.  And 
these  shall  go  away  into  everlasting  punish- 
ment: but  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 


CHAPTER  XXVI 

The  rulers  conspire  against  Christ,  The  wofnan 
anointeth  his  head.  Judas  selleth  him.  Christ  eateth 
the  passover:  instituteth  his  holy  supper:  prayeth  in  the 
garden:  and  being  betrayed  with  a  kiss,  is  carried  to 
CaiaphaSy  and  denied  oj  Peter. 

4  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had 
/%  finished  all  these  sayings,  he  said  un- 
JL  jL  to  his  disciples,  Ye  know  that  after 
two  days  is  the  feast  of  the  passover,  and 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  to  be  crucified. 
Then  assembled  together  the  chief  priests, 
and  the  scribes,  and  the  elders  of  the  people, 
unto  the  palace  of  the  high  priest,  who  was 
called  Caiaphas,  and  consulted  that  they 
might  take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill  him. 
But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast  day,  lest 
there  be  an  uproar  among  the  people. 

Now  when  Jesus  was  in  Bethany,  in  the 
house  of  Simon  the  leper,  there  came  unto 
him  a  woman  having  an  alabaster  box  of 
very  precious  ointment,  and  poured  it  on  his 

126 


CHAPTER   XXVI  127 

head,  as  he  sat  at  meat.  But  when  his 
disciples  saw  it,  they  had  indignation,  say- 
ing. To  what  purpose  is  this  waste?  For 
this  ointment  might  have  been  sold  for 
much,  and  given  to  the  poor.  When  Jesus 
understood  it,  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
trouble  ye  the  woman?  for  she  hath  wrought 
a  good  work  upon  me.  For  ye  have  the 
poor  always  with  you;  but  me  ye  have  not 
always.  For  in  that  she  hath  poured  this 
ointment  on  my  body,  she  did  it  for  my 
burial.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Whereso- 
ever this  gospel  shall  be  preached  in  the 
whole  world,  there  shall  also  this,  that  this 
woman  hath  done,  be  told  for  a  memorial 
of  her. 

Then  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Judas 
Iscariot,  went  unto  the  chief  priests,  and 
said  unto  them.  What  will  ye  give  me,  and 
I  will  deliver  him  unto  you?  And  they 
covenanted  with  him  for  thirty  pieces  of 
silver.  And  from  that  time  he  sought  op- 
portunity to  betray  him. 

Now  the  first  day  of  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  the  disciples  'came  to  Jesus, 
saying  unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou  that  we 


128  ST.    MATTHEW 

prepare  for  thee  to  eat  the  passover?  And  he 
said.  Go  into  the  city  to  such  a  man,  and  say 
unto  him.  The  Master  saith,  My  time  is  at 
hand;  I  will  keep  the  passover  at  thy  house 
with  my  disciples.  And  the  disciples  did  as 
Jesus  had  appointed  them;  and  they  made 
ready  the  passover.  Now  when  the  even 
was  come,  he  sat  down  with  the  twelve. 
And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall  betray  me. 
And  they  were  exceeding  sorrowful,  and  be- 
gan every  one  of  them  to  say  unto  him, 
Lord,  is  it  I?  And  he  answered  and  said. 
He  that  dippeth  his  hand  with  me  in  the 
dish,  the  same  shall  betray  me.  The  Son 
of  man  goeth  as  it  is  written  of  him:  but  woe 
unto  that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed!  it  had  been  good  for  that  man  if 
he  had  not  been  born.  Then  Judas,  which 
betrayed  him,  answered  and  said.  Master, 
is  it  I?  He  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast 
said. 

And  as  they  were  eating,  Jesus  took  bread, 
and  blessed  it,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  it  to  the 
disciples,  and  said,  Take,  eat;  this  is  my 
body.     And   he   took   the   cup,   and   gave 


CHAPTER    XXVI  129 

thanks^  and  gave  it  to  them,  saying.  Drink 
ye  all  of  it;  for  this  is  my  blood  of  the  new 
testament,  which  is  shed  for  many  for  the 
remission  of  sins.  But  I  say  unto  you,  I 
will  not  drink  henceforth  of  this  fruit  of  the 
vine,  until  that  day  when  I  drink  it  new  with 
you  in  my  Father's  kingdom.  And  when 
they  had  sung  a  hymn,  they  went  out  into 
the  mount  of  Olives.  Then  saith  Jesus 
unto  them.  All  ye  shall  be  offended  because 
of  me  this  night:  for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite 
the  Shepherd,  and  the  sheep  of  the  flock 
shall  be  scattered  abroad.  But  after  I  am 
risen  again,  I  will  go  before  you  into  Galilee. 
Peter  answered  and  said  unto  him.  Though 
all  men  shall  be  offended  because  of  thee, 
yet  will  I  never  be  offended.  Jesus  said 
unto  him.  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  That  this 
night,  before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny 
me  thrice.  Peter  said  unto  him.  Though  I 
should  die  with  thee,  yet  will  I  not  deny 
thee.  Likewise  also  said  all  the  disciples. 
Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them  unto  a 
place  called  Gethsemane,  and  saith  unto  the 
disciples.  Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  and  pray 
yonder.     And  he  took  with  him  Peter  and 


I30  ST.    MATTHEW* 

the  two  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  began  to  be 
sorrowful  and  very  heavy.  Then  saith  he 
unto  them.  My  soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful, 
even  unto  death:  tarry  ye  here,  and  watch 
with  me.  And  he  went  a  little  further,  and 
fell  on  his  face,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my 
Father,  if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass 
from  me:  nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but  as 
thou  wilt.  And  he  cometh  unto  the  dis- 
ciples, and  findeth  them  asleep,  and  saith 
unto  Peter,  What,  could  ye  not  watch 
with  me  one  hour?  Watch  and  pray,  that 
ye  enter  not  into  temptation:  the  spirit 
indeed  is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is  weak.  He 
went  away  again  the  second  time,  and 
prayed,  saying,  O  my  Father,  if  this  cup 
may  not  pass  away  from  me,  except  I  drink 
it,  thy  will  be  done.  And  he  came  and 
found  them  asleep  again :  for  their  eyes  were 
heavy.  And  he  left  them,  and  went  away 
again,  and  prayed  the  third  time,  saying 
the  same  words.  Then  cometh  he  to  his 
disciples,  and  saith  unto  them.  Sleep  on 
now,  and  take  your  rest:  behold,  the  hour 
is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed 
into  the  hands  of  sinners.     Rise,  let  us  be 


CHAPTER    XXVI  131 

going:  behold,  he  is  at  hand  that  doth  be- 
tray me. 

And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Judas,  one 
of  the  twelve,  came,  and  with  him  a  great 
multitude  with  swords  and  staves,  from 
the  chief  priests  and  elders  of  the  people. 
Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave  them  a 
sign,  saying.  Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  that 
same  is  he;  hold  him  fast.  And  forthwith 
he  came  to  Jesus,  and  said.  Hail,  Master; 
and  kissed  him.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Friend,  wherefore  art  thou  come?  Then 
came  they,  and  laid  hands  on  Jesus,  and 
took  him.  And,  behold,  one  of  them  which 
were  with  Jesus  stretched  out  his  hand,  and 
drew  his  sword,  and  struck  a  servant  of  the 
high  priest,  and  smote  off  his  ear.  Then 
said  Jesus  unto  him.  Put  up  again  thy 
sword  into  his  place:  for  all  they  that  take 
the  sword  shall  perish  with  the  sword. 
Thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot  now  pray  to 
my  Father,  and  he  shall  presently  give  me 
more  than  twelve  legions  of  angels?  But 
how  then  shall  the  Scriptures  be  fulfilled, 
that  thus  it  must  be?  In  that  same  hour 
said  Jesus  to  the  multitudes,  Are  ye  come 


132  ST.    MATTHEW 

out  as  against  a  thief  with  swords  and  staves 
for  to  take  me?  I  sat  daily  with  you  teach- 
ing in  the  temple,  and  ye  laid  no  hold  on  me. 
But  all  this  was  done,  that  the  Scriptures 
of  the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled.  Then 
all  the  disciples  forsook  him,  and  fled. 

And  they  that  had  laid  hold  on  Jesus  led 
him  away  to  Caiaphas  the  high  priest,  where 
the  scribes  and  the  elders  were  assembled. 
But  Peter  followed  him  afar  off  unto  the 
high  priest's  palace,  and  went  in,  and  sat 
with  the  servants,  to  see  the  end.  Now 
the  chief  priests,  and  elders,  and  all  the 
council,  sought  false  witness  against  Jesus, 
to  put  him  to  death;  but  found  none:  yea, 
though  many  false  witnesses  came,  yet 
found  they  none.  At  the  last  came  two 
false  witnesses,  and  said.  This  fellow  said, 
I  am  able  to  destroy  the  temple  of  God, 
and  to  build  it  in  three  days.  And  the  high 
priest  arose,  and  said  unto  him,  Answerest 
thou  nothing?  what  is  it  which  these  wit- 
ness against  thee?  But  Jesus  held  his 
peace.  And  the  high  priest  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  I  adjure  thee  by  the  living 
God,  that  thou  tell  us  whether  thou  be  the 


CHAPTER    XXVI  133 

Christ,  the  Son  of  God.  Jesus  saith  unto 
him,  Thou  hast  said:  nevertheless  I  say 
unto  you,  Hereafter  shall  ye  see  the  Son  of 
man  sitting  on  the  right  hand  of  power,  and 
coming  in  the  clouds  of  heaven.  Then  the 
high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  saying,  He  hath 
spoken  blasphemy;  what  further  need  have 
we  of  witnesses?  behold,  now  ye  have  heard 
his  blasphemy.  What  think  ye?  They 
answered  and  said.  He  is  guilty  of  death. 
Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face,  and  buffeted 
him;  and  others  smote  him  with  the  palms 
of  their  hands,  saying.  Prophesy  unto  us, 
thou  Christ,  Who  is  he  that  smote  thee? 

Now  Peter  sat  without  in  the  palace: 
and  a  damsel  came  unto  him,  saying.  Thou 
also  wast  with  Jesus  of  Gahlee.  But  he 
denied  before  them  all,  saying,  I  know  not 
what  thou  sayest.  And  when  he  was  gone 
out  into  the  porch,  another  maid  saw  him, 
and  said  unto  them  that  were  there,  This 
fellow  was  also  with  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 
And  again  he  denied  with  an  oath,  I  do  not 
know  the  man.  And  after  a  while  came 
unto  him  they  that  stood  by,  and  said  to 
Peter,  Surely  thou  also  art  one  of  them;  for 


134  ST.    MATTHEW 

thy  speech  bewrayeth  thee.  Then  began 
he  to  curse  and  to  swear,  saying,  I  know  not 
the  man.  And  immediately  the  cock  crew. 
And  Peter  remembered  the  word  of  Jesus, 
which  said  unto  him.  Before  the  cock  crow, 
thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he  went 
out,  and  wept  bitterly. 


CHAPTER  XXVII 

Christ  is  delivered  bound  to  Pilate.  Judas  hangeth 
himself.  Pilate,  admonished  oj  his  wife,  washeth  his 
hands:  and  looseth  Barabhas.  Christ  is  crowned  with 
thorns,  crucified,  reviled,  dieth,  a,nd  is  buried:  his  sepul- 
chre is  sealed,  and  watched. 

WHEN  the  morning  was  come,  all  the 
chief  priests  and  elders  of  the  people 
took  counsel  against  Jesus  to  put 
him  to  death:  and  when  they  had  bound 
him,  they  led  him  away,  and  delivered  him 
to  Pontius  Pilate  the  governor. 

Then  Judas,  which  had  betrayed  him, 
when  he  saw  that  he  was  condemned,  re- 
pented himself,  and  brought  again  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and 
elders,  saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I  have 
betrayed  the  innocent  blood.  And  they 
said.  What  is  that  to  us?  see  thou  to  that. 
And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver  in  the 
temple,  and  departed,  and  went  and  hanged 
himself.     And    the   chief  priests    took   the 

I3S 


136  ST.    MATTHEW 

silver  pieces,  and  said,  It  is  not  lawful  for 
to  put  them  into  the  treasury,  because  it  is 
the  price  of  blood.  And  they  took  counsel, 
and  bought  with  them  the  potter's  field,  to 
bury  strangers  in.  Wherefore  that  field  was 
called.  The  field  of  blood,  unto  this  day. 
Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken 
by  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying,  And  they 
took  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  price  of 
him  that  was  valued,  whom  they  of  the 
children  of  Israel  did  value;  and  gave  them 
for  the  potter's  field,  as  the  Lord  appointed 
me.  And  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor: 
and  the  governor  asked  him,  saying,  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  And  Jesus 
said  unto  him.  Thou  sayest.  And  when  he 
was  accused  of  the  chief  priests  and  elders, 
he  answered  nothing.  Then  said  Pilate 
unto  him,  Hearest  thou  not  how  many 
things  they  witness  against  thee?  And  he 
answered  him  to  never  a  word;  insomuch 
that  the  governor  marvelled  greatly.  Now 
at  that  feast  the  governor  was  wont  to  re- 
lease unto  the  people  a  prisoner,  whom  they 
would.  And  they  had  then  a  notable  pri- 
soner,   called    Barabbas.     Therefore    when 


CHAPTER    XXVII         137 

they  were  gathered  together,  Pilate  said 
unto  them.  Whom  will  ye  that  I  release  unto 
you?  Barabbas,  or  Jesus  which  is  called 
Christ?  For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they 
had  delivered  him. 

When  he  was  set  down  on  the  judgment 
seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him,  saying,  Have 
thou  nothing  to  do  with  that  just  man:  for 
I  have  suffered  many  things  this  day  in  a 
dream  because  of  him.  But  the  chief 
priests  and  elders  persuaded  the  multitude 
that  they  should  ask  Barabbas,  and  destroy 
Jesus.  The  governor  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye 
that  I  release  unto  you?  They  said,  Bar- 
abbas. Pilate  saith  unto  them.  What  shall 
I  do  then  with  Jesus  which  is  called  Christ? 
They  all  say  unto  him,  Let  him  be  crucified. 
And  the  governor  said.  Why,  what  evil  hath 
he  done?  But  they  cried  out  the  more, 
saying.  Let  him  be  crucified. 

When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could  prevail 
nothing,  but  that  rather  a  tumult  was  made, 
he  took  water,  and  washed  his  hands  before 
the  multitude,  saying,  I  am  innocent  of  the 
blood  of  this  just  person:  see  ye  to  it.     Then 


138  ST.    MATTHEW 

answered  all  the  people,  and  said,  His  blood 
be  on  us,  and  on  our  children. 

Then  released  he  Barabbas  unto  them: 
and  when  he  had  scourged  Jesus,  he  de- 
livered him  to  be  crucified.  Then  the  sol- 
diers of  the  governor  took  Jesus  into  the 
common  hall,  and  gathered  unto  him  the 
whole  band  of  soldiers.  And  they  stripped 
him,  and  put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe. 

And  when  they  had  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  they  put  it  upon  his  head,  and  a  reed 
in  his  right  hand:  and  they  bowed  the  knee 
before  him,  and  mocked  him,  saying.  Hail, 
King  of  the  Jews!  And  they  spit  upon 
him,  and  took  the  reed,  and  smote  him  on 
the  head.  And  after  that  they  had  mocked 
him,  they  took  the  robe  off  from  him,  and 
put  his  own  raiment  on  him,  and  led  him 
away  to  crucify  him.  And  as  they  came 
out,  they  found  a  man  of  Cyrene,  Simon 
by  name:  him  they  compelled  to  bear  his 
cross.  And  when  they  were  come  unto  a 
place  called  Golgotha,  that  is  to  say,  a  place 
of  a  skull. 

They  gave  him  vinegar  to  drink  mingled 
with  gall:  and  when  he  had  tasted  thereof, 


CHAPTER   XXVII         139 

he  would  not  drink.  And  they  crucified 
him,  and  parted  his  garments,  casting  lots: 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken 
by  the  prophet,  They  parted  my  garments 
among  them,  and  upon  my  vesture  did  they 
cast  lots.  And  sitting  down  they  watched 
him  there;  and  set  up  over  his  head  his  ac- 
cusation written,  THIS  IS  JESUS  THE 
KING  OF  THE  JEWS.  Then  were  there 
two  thieves  crucified  with  him;  one  on  the 
right  hand,  and  another  on  the  left. 

And  they  that  passed  by  reviled  him, 
wagging  their  heads,  and  saying.  Thou  that 
destroyest  the  temple,  and  buildest  it  in 
three  days,  save  thyself.  If  thou  be  the 
Son  of  God,  come  down  from  the  cross. 
Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mocking  him, 
with  the  scribes  and  elders,  said,  He  saved 
others;  himself  he  cannot  save.  If  he  be 
the  King  of  Israel,  let  him  now  come  down 
from  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe  him. 
He  trusted  in  God;  let  him  deliver  him  now, 
if  he  will  have  him:  for  he"  said,  I  am  the 
Son  of  God.  The  thieves  also,  which  were 
crucified  with  him,  cast  the  same  in  his  teeth. 
Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness 


I40  ST.    MATTHEW 

over  all  the  land  unto  the  ninth  hour.  And 
about  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying,  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani? 
that  is  to  say,  My  God,  my  God,  why  hast 
thou  forsaken  me?  Some  of  them  that 
stood  there,  when  they  heard  that,  said, 
This  man  calleth  for  Elias.  And  straight- 
way one  of  them  ran,  and  took  a  sponge, 
and  filled  it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a 
reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink.  The  rest  said, 
Let  be,  let  us  see  whether  Elias  will  come 
to  save  him. 

Jesus,  when  he  had  cried  again  with  a 
loud  voice,  yielded  up  the  ghost.  And, 
behold,  the  vail  of  the  temple  was  rent  in 
twain  from  the  top  to  the  bottom;  and 
the  earth  did  quake,  and  the  rocks  rent; 
and  the  graves  were  opened;  and  many 
bodies  of  the  saints  which  slept  arose,  and 
came  out  of  the  graves  after  his  resur- 
rection, and  went  into  the  holy  city,  and 
appeared  unto  many.  Now  when  the  cen- 
turion, and  they  that  were  with  him,  watch- 
ing Jesus,  saw  the  earthquake,  and  those 
things  that  were  done,  they  feared  greatly, 
saying,   Truly   this   was   the   Son   of  God. 


CHAPTER   XXVII         141 

And  many  women  were  there  beholding  afar 
off,  which  followed  Jesus  from  Galilee,  min- 
istering unto  him:  among  which  was  Mary 
Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mother  of  James 
and  Joses,  and  the  mother  of  Zebedee's 
children.  When  the  even  was  come,  there 
came  a  rich  man  of  Arimathea,  named 
Joseph,  who  also  himself  was  Jesus'  disciple: 
he  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged  the  body  of 
Jesus.  Then  Pilate  commanded  the  body 
to  be  delivered.  And  when  Joseph  had 
taken  the  body,  he  wrapped  it  in  a  clean 
linen  cloth,  and  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb, 
which  he  had  hewn  out  in  the  rock:  and 
he  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the 
sepulchre,  and  departed.  And  there  was 
Mary  Magdalene,  and  the  other  Mary,  sit- 
ting over  against  the  sepulchre. 

Now  the  next  day,  that  followed  the  day 
of  the  preparation,  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees  came  together  unto  Pilate,  saying. 
Sir,  we  remember  that  that  deceiver  said, 
while  he  was  yet  alive.  After  three  days  I 
will  rise  again.  Command  therefore  that 
the  sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the  third 
day,  lest  his  disciples  come  by  night,  and 


142  ST.    MATTHEW 

steal  him  away,  and  say  unto  the  people. 
He  is  risen  from  the  dead:  so  the  last  error 
shall  be  worse  than  the  first.  Pilate  said 
unto  them.  Ye  have  a  watch:  go  your  way, 
make  it  as  sure  as  ye  can.  So  they  went, 
and  made  the  sepulchre  sure,  sealing.the 
stone,  and  setting  a  watch. 


CHAPTER  XXVIII 

Christ's  resurrection  is  declared  by  an  angel  to  the 
women.  He  himself  appeareth  unto  them.  The  high 
priests  give  the  soldiers  money  to  say  that  he  was  stolen 
out  of  his  sepulchre.  Christ  appeareth  to  his  disciples^ 
and  sendeth  them  to  baptize  and  teach  all  nations. 

IN  THE  end  of  the  sabbath,  as  it  began 
to  dawn  toward  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  came  Mary  Magdalene  and  the 
other  Mary  to  see  the  sepulchre.  And, 
behold,  there  was  a  great  earthquake:  for 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  descended  from 
heaven,  and  came  and  rolled  back  the  stone 
from  the  door,  and  sat  upon  it.  His  coun- 
tenance was  like  lightning,  and  his  raiment 
white  as  snow:  and  for  fear  of  him  the  keep- 
ers did  shake,  and  became  as  dead  men. 
And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto  the 
women,  Fear  not  ye:  for  I  know  that  ye 
seek  Jesus,  which  was  crucified.  He  is  not 
here:  for  he  is  risen,  as  he  said.  Come,  see 
the   place   where   the   Lord   lay.     And   go 

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quickly,  and  tell  his  disciples  that  he  is  risen 
from  the  dead;  and,  behold,  he  goeth  before 
you  into  Galilee;  there  shall  ye  see  him:  lo,  I 
have  told  you.  And  they  departed  quickly 
from  the  sepulchre  with  fear  and  great  joy; 
and  did  run  to  bring  his  disciples  word. 

And  as  they  went  to  tell  his  disciples,  be- 
hold, Jesus  met  them,  saying.  All  hail.  And 
they  came  and  held  him  by  the  feet,  and 
worshipped  him.  Then  said  Jesus  unto 
them,  Be  not  afraid:  go  tell  my  brethren  that 
they  go  into  Galilee,  and  there  shall  they  see 
me. 

Now  when  they  were  going,  behold,  some 
of  the  watch  came  into  the  city,  and  shewed 
unto  the  chief  priests  all  the  things  that  were 
done.  And  when  they  were  assembled  with 
the  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel,  they 
gave  large  money  unto  the  soldiers,  saying. 
Say  ye.  His  disciples  came  by  night,  and 
stole  him  away  while  we  slept.  And  if  this 
come  to  the  governor's  ears,  we  will  per- 
suade him,  and  secure  you.  So  they  took 
the  money,  and  did  as  they  were  taught: 
and  this  saying  is  commonly  reported 
among  the  Jews  until  this  day. 


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Then  the  eleven  disciples  went  away  into 
Galilee,  into  a  mountain  where  Jesus  had 
appointed  them.  And  when  they  saw  him, 
they  worshipped  him:  but  some  doubted. 
And  Jesus  came  and  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing, All  power  is  given  unto  me  in  heaven 
and  in  earth. 

Go  ye  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations, 
baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost: 
teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  what- 
soever I  have  commanded  you :  and,  lo,  I  am 
with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the 
world.  Amen. 

THE    END 


THE  COUNTRY  LIFE  PRESS 
GARDEN  CITY,   N.   Y. 


3S185.5  1920  .G2 

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